Cossack and Crimean Tatar motifs feature in Independence Day art installation at Kyiv's Motherland Monument
During the projection, the monument displays changing images that reference various periods in the history of Ukrainian lands, including Cossack embroidery, Crimean Tatar ornaments, and motifs of Greek, Scythian, and Slavic cultures.
Ukrainian lighting designer Mykola Kabluka created the installation.
Ukraine's Minister of Culture, Tetiana Berezhna, noted that the project's title emphasizes the connection between the past, present, and future.
What the imagery symbolizes:
Background
As Rubryka previously reported, to mark the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, the public organization Ukraine WOW and the Come Back Alive Foundation recreated the flag that deputies brought into the Verkhovna Rada on August 24, 1991. Donors can receive one of a thousand copies of the historic flag for a charitable contribution, with all funds raised going toward ground robotic systems for the Defense Forces.
It should be noted that on August 24, all Ukrainians mark Independence Day. However, the full-scale war, now in its fifth year, continues to reshape the occasion. This marks the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence—and sadly, for the past eleven years, Ukrainians have been fighting for it with weapons in hand, driving the Russian occupier from their land.
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