If there are as many identities as there are ways to specify them, the infinite variations of this concept open the way for the individual and society to define themselves, between collective and individual identity or between national and social identity. The fascination that the notion of identity exerts on artists, on their work, is the central point of this exhibition. Based on the work of some thirty Ukrainian photographers, it bears witness to contemporary creativity that is alive and kicking.

Evoking collective identity leads us, first of all, to consider our past, its defining moments, and the stories that build our common history. Thus, the past is visited, questioned, or even criticized by the artists. It can be treated with irony, by putting different temporalities into perspective, or staged in a theatrical and poetic way.

The representation of individual identity is more complex. Each artist invents and uses their own processes for the construction of an eminently singular vision. Often, the characteristic features of the individual are modified, erased, covered, bleached, burned… Some artists use a hybrid representation between man and nature, human body and animal body, or have recourse to substitution, replacing the face with objects or flowers.

Finally, identity is often linked to the notion of freedom. The way to conceive it then depends on the context and the environment in which the artists evolve.

This inter-generational exhibition, therefore, illustrates some significant aspects of photographic creation in Ukraine. While highlighting certain local singularities, it is the embodiment of an artistic scene involved in a European and international context, dialoguing, through the prism of identity, around universal themes.

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