About the exhibition
Out of Home was an installation of recent works by the artist Zhanna Kadyrova. She created the works as a direct reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They are an expression of civil resistance and the fierce resilience of an artist in the face of military force. The work Refugees (2023) will form the centerpiece of the exhibition. In her quiet, haunting images, Kadyrova documents the interiors of public institutions, including a library and a school laid to waste by Russian missiles. These are spaces devoid of people, where their former use can just barely be discerned from the destroyed inventory. Between fragments of furniture, torn curtains, and soot-covered rubble, the only sign of former life in these spaces is the potted plants. The artist rescued these damaged organisms, providing them with a temporary home in the exhibition space in conjunction with the photographs. As mute survivors they testify to the war crimes perpetrated against the Ukrainian civilian population since February 2022.
