"Wrapping Art—Art of Salvation": Marta Syrko

Contemporary Lviv-based photographer Marta Syrko (b. 1995) presents the series, Wrapping Art—Art of Salvation. Composed of twelve newly commissioned photographs, the series captures the profound ramifications of war, the unwavering resilience of the Ukrainian people, and their extensive cultural heritage. Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion, Syrko confronts the harrowing traumas inflicted upon her homeland, striving to ignite awareness and remembrance. Commissioned expressly for the exhibition, Amidst Cries from the Rubble: Art of Loss and Resilience from Ukraine, Syrko's poignant imagery serves as a testament to the ongoing struggle of safeguarding Ukrainian cultural patrimony and artistic traditions amidst the turmoil of military conflict.

View Marta Syrko’s lecture here:    • Ukrainian Photography in the Time of War: ...  

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Amidst Cries from the Rubble is made possible through generous funding from the International Folk Art Foundation, Friends of Folk Art, and donors to the Museum of New Mexico Exhibition Development Fund, including Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn, Gwenn and Eivind Djupedal, Rosalind Doherty, Barbara Forslund, and David Vogel and Larry Fulton.