Stone Woman № 4

«...they still stand on the same place proudly, calmly and straight, in humble expectation of peace and justice. Maybe, that is why they are petrified.» The ancient stone sculptures, that I was inspired by for my artwork are thousands of years old. They witnessed our entire history: all wars, repressions, genocides. They stood for thousands of years, until the fall of 2022, when one of the statues was destroyed by a Russian missile. Why did they stand for so long? To be destroyed by a rocket at the peak of human development in the 21st century? This question prompted me to research the theme of vulnerability of cultural heritage and memory and to show the absurdity of our current state as humanity. View the whole project presentation: https://www.rymmavinogradovaart.com/stonewomen-project