Maria Kulykivska exhibition “My Body is a Battlefield. Copenhagen”
Spilne Art, together with Ukraine House in Denmark, have unveiled a new iteration of Maria Kulykivska’s ongoing project “My Body is a Battlefield. Copenhagen.”
On November 18, Maria Kulykivska’s “Pregnant Series” was unveiled as an outdoor installation along the Ukraine House waterfront, where it will be on view until December 26. These works—cast from the artist’s body months before the full-scale Russian invasion—feature shell casings, mine fragments, and dried flowers brought from Ukraine’s frontline regions. Transparent and vulnerable, yet strong and undeniably alive, the sculptures combine themes of destruction and restoration, transforming the human body into a site of memory, resistance, and resilience.
The opening was followed by an Artist Talk with Maria Kulykivska, which began with an introductory speech by the Minister of Culture of Ukraine, Tetyana Berezhna, setting the tone for a conversation about displacement, artistic self-realization, and the role of art in experiencing trauma and asserting identity during war.
Earlier in November, at a meeting of culture ministers from over 40 countries in Copenhagen, Spilne Art presented Kulykivska’s work to an international audience — contributing to the discussion of cultural resilience and the preservation of Ukrainian heritage. During the same event, Minister of Culture Tetyana Berezhna introduced the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Foundation (UCHF).
18.11.2025
