The nation has only one home. It is the motherland
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The key event in the modern history of the Crimean Tatar people, dividing it into “before” and “after”, is deportation. It is a tragedy engraved in the DNA of every Crimean Tatar. The operation of deportation of Crimean Tatars from the Crimean Peninsula began on May 18 at about 5 a.m. with a knock on every Crimean Tatar house. All the Crimean Tatars were loaded into cattle cars and were not allowed to return to their homes for almost half a century.
PARTICIPANTS
TAMILA TASHEVA
Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the project initiator
“In this exhibition, we address the pain not of one day, but of centuries. For generations, the destruction of the indigenous people of Ukraine has been going on. And it continues today. But it is important not to silence crimes, but to talk about them. Otherwise, they will be repeated. Today, Russia is conducting massive searches in the homes of Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea, arresting them and accusing them of fabricated cases. What it did not do in 1944, it is now repeating. And Ukraine is doing everything possible to return Crimea and put an end to Russia’s crimes.”
MAVILE KHALIL
curator of the exhibition
“This exhibition is our urgency to speak about the pain we still carry within us. This is our opportunity to talk about the bricks that build our identity, how we see ourselves, and our history. QIRIM İÇÜN / For Crimea is also our way of putting the deportation in the context of time, talking about the colonial history of Crimea and reflecting on the consequences”
ANTON LOGOV
artist, author of paintings, objects, and installations
“I’m interested in communicating truth through art. That is what all art is based on. Your language eliminates something secondary, and you have to emphasize the most important things in your work. Working with tragic and profound themes is a great responsibility. Feeling this, in the spatial installation solutions we convey the atmosphere and a kind of imagery that expresses the idea of the main theme of the exhibition — the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people, the terrible tragedy associated with Crimea, which is still relevant…”
“Doquz”
author of the installation: Rustem Skybin
realization: Anton Logov
The sacred number 9 (Doquz) means infinity, boundlessness, immortality and happy fate, omnipotence, divine rule, and unlimited power. This number is often found in Crimean Tatar traditions. For example, the nine items in a bride’s dowry are called “Doquzlik”. This is a set of nine specific, mandatory gift items that were made by the bride herself. They were used by the groom during or before the wedding itself
Chronology of Events
Artist: Anton Logov
Author: Fatima Osman
Texts: Mavile Khalil, Martin-Oleksandr Kyslyi
Music: composer Gerai
The Chronology of Events sketches represent key periods and events in the history of the Crimean Tatars: from the people’s formation to the present day. These drawings can be used to follow the chronological path from prosperity to tragedy, from formation to the risk of extinction
DEPORTATION
author of the installation: Anton Logov
This is a story about the devastation caused by losing a home and land. For a long time, the windows to the world of Crimean Tatars have been closed: windows of pain, suffering, and hope for return. The genocide committed by the Soviet regime has been silenced. Each window is a human fate in exile. Some will return to their homeland only after many years, and some will never see their home again
Paintings by Sadykh Adzhy Selim
The author of the paintings: Sadykh Adzhy Selim
Video: fragments of the documentary film “1944”, directed by Fatima Osman and Yunus Pasha
Music: composer Gerai
The paintings of the Crimean Tatar artist Sadykh Adzhy Selim are the only documentary visual works created during the deportation. Being silent witnesses of a great tragedy, they show a story of cruelty and love, pain and strength, hope and despair
Crimean Tatars at War Photo Portraits
Photographs: Artem Baidala
Texts: Mariana Sachyk
From the first days of the war, Crimean Tatars have been directly involved in the defense of Ukraine against Russian invaders: volunteers, medical workers, and most importantly, soldiers. Side by side with Ukrainians and other nations, they defend Ukrainian land, bringing the return of Crimea closer
Border
author of the installation: Anton Logov
The installation is dedicated to the war in Ukraine that Russia started 10 years ago. This installation demonstrates the strength and courage of the citizens of our country. The metal shapes of the missile fragments are shaped like predatory animals. One of the fragments resembles a shark caught in the metal bars of Soviet windows. The sun rises on the windows, but it does not warm, it only kills. The installation features samples of Russian weapons and real artifacts collected during expeditions by the team of the Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II
TEAM
Initiator: Tamila Tasheva
Art producer: Fatima Osman
Curator: Mavile Khalil
Implementation: Yevhen Bondarenko, Nelia Hrynyshyn, Yevheniia Yanchyk, Illia Marchenko, Viktor Mostovyi, Oksana Andrusiak, Yuliia Pikhotska
Lead artist: Anton Logov
Artist: Rustem Skybin
Authors of the texts: Martin-Oleksandr Kyslyi, Mavile Khalil, Mariana Sachyk
Translation: Yulia Zaremska, Elvina Khalilova
Technical Director: Yurii Horpynych
Designers: Yana Boiko, Artem Baidala
The exhibition includes photographs of paintings by Crimean Tatar artists
HOW TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION
The official opening of the exhibition took place on May 17, 2024, on the eve of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Crimean Tatar Genocide.
You can visit the exhibition by prior arrangement with the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea / Office of the Crimea Platform
E-mail:[email protected]
Phone number: +380 50 859 8497
Follow the announcements of public tours on the page of the Mission ppu.gov.ua
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