As Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensifies, a new virtual exhibit opened a special one-day Boston screening Tuesday featuring works by the iconic 19th-century Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko.
All proceeds will go to Red Cross humanitarian relief and a fund set up by the National Bank of Ukraine to support the country's armed forces, the company said. Ticket buyers will have a choice of where to direct their money."This exhibit is an opportunity to not just experience Ukraine and Ukrainian people as a country on a map. You will be able to experience the Ukrainian soul," Kostyuk said, adding the exhibit was produced by an all-Ukrainian team.
Born in 1814 in a village south of Kyiv in what was then the Russian Empire, Shevchenko wrote poetry in the Ukrainian language at a time when it was banned by the tsar, Kostyuk said. He was eventually sentenced to more than a decade in exile. He was specifically barred from having the materials needed to write or paint.
There was, however, concern that"Immersive Shevchenko" wouldn't reach American audiences at all. The digital files that power the exhibit's large-scale projections had to be adapted by a team still in Ukraine. The group coped with Russian bombardments, slow internet and few resources, Kostyuk said.
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