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Trouver la force de représenter ce qui se passe en Ukraine

Discussion autour de la série de peintures « Marioupol 2023 » de Tatiana Efrussi

Tatiana EfrussiGleb NapreenkoClare Mary Puyfoulhoux

This article explores the genesis of an artistic project born out of photographs taken in 2023 in a Mariupol devastated by war and fragments of testimony from a survivor forcibly deported to Russia. The artist describes how these stories and these images, initially encountered without any artistic intention, gradually became essential material to reflect on her own position towards the war: a position marked by silence, shame, and an initial inability to create. The dialogue, moderated by a critic and art historian, traces this transition from disruption to...