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Without Home and Country, a wanderer in the world



"Without a Home and Homeland, a Wanderer in the World"

Online exhibition of Ukrainian and Bulgarian artists

October 17, 2023 – October 31, 2023

The exhibition is realized with the support of the National Fund "Culture" under a program for the recovery and development of organizations in the field of amateur creativity



The exhibition "Without a Home and Homeland, a Wanderer in the World" features a total of 25 paintings by 11 artists


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For the creator, the artist, war is a global evil. Today, military conflicts are ongoing in Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Middle East – Syria, Israel, Palestine. Thousands of people are suffering, without a home and homeland, wanderers in the world. There is nothing more terrifying than losing your homeland, your native land, friends, and relatives. Only the endless lines of migrants, setting off on their wanderings in hopes of a better and peaceful life, toward the dreamed "promised land," truly understand this.

But refugees by force never forget their past, their homeland, their history. This is precisely the goal of the current exhibition. To recreate their dreams and aspirations, their pain and suffering for a broad audience with the help of visual art. Daniela Stoykova unites creators from Ukraine, Armenia, and others, who in the online exhibition "Without a Home and Homeland, a Wanderer in the World" reveal these emotions and experiences. It contains... canvases soaked in the expression, colors, suffering, and empathy of the participants. Bulgarian enthusiasts of visual arts living abroad for many years are also included in the exhibition.

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Through their works, Bulgarian emigrants turn to memories of what they miss: national costumes, folklore, nature, architectural monuments. In their paintings, nostalgia and sadness for the lost homeland and the place where they grew up are felt.

It is no coincidence that Irina Movchan shares: “I felt like a wanderer in the world, not knowing when I might return home and whether that home would exist. In my paintings, there is a double meaning – both for internal spiritual experiences and for external circumstances.”

In a similar way, Bulgarian artists express solidarity with their colleagues from Ukraine, as the horror of war reflects in their canvases. A typical example is Emilia Atanasova with her works "Ukrainian Madonna" and "Emigrants," for which she shares:
“After the bombings in Mariupol, I dreamed a heavy emotional dream, connected to the grief and sorrow of the people in Ukraine, and th


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