To celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day, together with the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO), Ukrainian artists from the True Blue & a Little Bit of Yellow Exhibition group presented the exhibition “The Right to Be Free.” On August 24th, in the foyer of Sydney Town Hall, this exhibition was held before the concert Freedom. Courage. Culture. Independence Day of Ukraine 2024. The exhibition sponsors were the Ukrainian Council of New South Wales (UCNSW) and the City of Sydney.
This time, we spoke to the audience about basic human rights and how they are currently being violated in Ukraine.
On the stage of Sydney Town Hall, I created a sand animation to illustrate the story of Illia Kyrychenko, a brave Ukrainian boy who endured incredible hardships at the age of ten. Now, at twelve years old, he is strong and courageous enough to share his true story from the stage of Sydney Town Hall. Scriptwriter, director, and video operator: Kateryna Kyrychenko.
In the foyer of Sydney Town Hall, there was a blue-and-yellow mosaic of messages and emotions, reflecting our lives and our informational resistance. For the third year, photographer Nicholas Buenk from Puerto Rico has been attending the rallies—a chronicler of our time. Thanks to him, we have this photographic history, which I have arranged into a pixel collage. It was printed with the support of the Ukrainian Council of NSW.
