BETWEEN CITIES МІЖ МІСТАМИ
TUSSEN DE STEDEN
Khrystyna Kovtun

12 personal stories of Ukrainians who were forced to leave their homes because of the war and begin a new life in the Netherlands.
Current exhibition: Observant, Amersfoort
Artist statement
The project presents twelve portraits of people currently living in Amersfoort and area. Each portrait combines a present-day image with fragments of their hometowns in Ukraine that were damaged or destroyed by the war.
By merging these two visual layers I reflect the emotional state of living between places: between past and present, between memory and reality, between the home that was lost and the temporary life that continues.
The project is both a testimony of loss and a story of resilience, showing how people carry their cities and memories with them wherever they go.

Bringing the Stories Together
Photographs from the moments when participants, visitors, and communities came together around the project during its exhibitions across the Netherlands.
Opening event photographs by Victoria Oriekhova

















