CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Klimchuk, Marina |
|---|---|
| Title | Licking War Wounds. The art of exile in the the Donbass conflict. |
| Summary | The war in the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine has transformed the Ukrainian art scene and catalyzed a lively civil discourse in order to deconstruct the proletarian myth of the Donbass. Simultaneously, the dismantling of democratic structures in the Occupied Territories led to an artistic exodus as artists were no longer able to continue working independently. Through the analysis of exiled artwork created in the wake of war, this thesis examines the ways through which cultural and political dispossession is expressed in art. Particularly, I strive to understand the paradoxical situation created within the experience of exile. While art is deprived from the essential function to reconfigure territory and embody the concept of dissensus in the place it narrates, Donbass artists find a receptive audience predominantly abroad. De facto, visibility around the conflict is being ‘exported’ and serves to satisfy the needs of an international crowd. Having disappeared from the local space of Donetsk, art becomes an instrument of healing and a cry for help outside the region. While this process is vital to heal individual wounds, the local itself remains in a state of dispossession. |
| Supervisor | Kowalski, Alexandra; Monterescu, Daniel |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/klimchuk_marina.pdf |
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