BROADWAY WORLD: «Exhibition Five Elements of War at the Ukrainian Institute of America is the brainchild of acclaimed Ukrainian artist-activists Daria Marchenko and Daniel Green. Both artists took part in the 2014 uprising against the country’s Russian-backed regime, known as the Maidan Revolution, and witnessed the killing of friends on the streets of Kiev.
The installations deliver a multi-sensory, visceral viewing experience by incorporating physical objects gathered from the war’s front lines, including shrapnel and documents. Combined with oil and acrylic paints, these elements imbue the work with a tactile quality that makes the war concrete rather than abstract...»