Exhibition at the Museum of Cultures,
Helsinki. 9.5. – 7.10. 2007
This
exhibition introduces the world of Ukraine’s eastern border. This is
done by means of bringing together photographs and stories of the
people who live near the border. The photos and the recorded stories
will put the visitors’ own familiar, everyday surroundings in a new
light and motivate them to re-think them: the remote life of small
villages at the eastern edge of Ukraine comes closer under the gaze of
the audience.
The four themes that introduce Ukraine’s border-world represent the four aspects of human activity as regards the border and life in general. People cross and protect a border by travelling across and protecting their own country. But a border can also be grown: implanted into people’s perceptions and attitudes. Finally, a border can be remembered, as the past can be invoked or forgotten. Eventually, not only a border but a state itself, a nation takes shape. Ukraine’s changing eastern border tells us about the transformation of contemporary Ukraine.
The exhibition has been put together in cooperation with the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
The exhibition will be open 9.5.2007 – 7.10.2007.
Museum of Cultures
Tennispalatsi
Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8
Helsinki Finland
Tue-Thu 11-20
Fri-Sat 11-18
5€ / 4€ / 0€
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URL http://www.kulttuurienmuseo.fi/
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