‘We have a mission’: the Odesa artists refusing to abandon their studios

28/05/2024 11:43 The Guardian

Small group of creatives are choosing to stay working in Ukrainian city despite continuous threat from warBehind a gate presided over by a taciturn doorman, on the shore of the Black Sea in Odesa, is a tumbledown ship repair yard. It is one of many industrial sites in Ukraine that fell into disuse after the fall of the Soviet Union, but in 2016 a community of young artists started cleaning up debris, renovating the old workshops and making studios.Now, in 2024, when the city is regularly pounded by Russian missiles, its city streets empty of the tourists who once flocked to its historic centre, there are just a handful of artists willing to withstand the continuous threat to life. Continue reading...

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