27 May 2024
Video of Alevtina Kakhidze’s performance “Making spaces” from October 24, 2023
A video of the “Making Spaces” performance, which took place during a side event at the Second Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform in Prague on October 24, 2023, has been made publicly available on the Crimea Platform’s YouTube channel. Its creator, a contemporary Ukrainian feminist artist, performance artist, and media artist Alevtyna Kakhidze, presented the public creation of “living drawings” that tell the story of Crimea since ancient times. In particular, during the performance, the artist recalled the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Empire in 1783 and the occupation by Russia in 2014. In her work, Alevtyna Kakhidze also reflected the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944; Musa Mamut’s self-immolation in 1978 to protest against the oppression by Soviet authorities; a protest organized by Crimean Tatar activists in the center of Moscow in 1987, and other events that reflect the history of Crimea.
Ms. Alevtyna’s art intervention was aimed at drawing the attention of the Summit participants to the topic of Crimea. During the side event, many participants, including representatives of governments from different countries, approached the artist and had the opportunity to delve into the history of the Crimean Peninsula. Now we are pleased to invite everyone to watch the recording and ask you to share it to promote social art:
At the end of the side event, the artist mentioned those who were illegally imprisoned by the occupiers in Crimea, including Nariman Dzhelyal, Iryna Danylovych, Bohdan Ziza, Oleksandr Tarapon, Seiran Saliiev, Servet Mustafaiev, Amet Suleimanov, Servet Haziiev, Halyna Dovhopola. Ms. Alevtyna also emphasized that the occupiers in Crimea have illegally imprisoned 189 people as of October 2023. In addition, the artist emphasized the peaceful resistance movement of Crimean residents who are waiting for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and return to Ukraine. Among them are activists of the Crimean Combat Seagulls, the Yellow Ribbon, the Zla Mavka, and ATESH movements.
We are grateful to Alevtyna Kakhidze for creating artworks that do not leave anyone indifferent and inspire the struggle for the liberation of Crimea.