BETWEEN CITIES - 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.
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.
Exhibition Image Information & Licensing
This page provides contextual and attribution information for images presented within the exhibition project.
The original photographs are not hosted on this website.
They are physically displayed as part of the exhibition.
Some works include material from Wikimedia Commons and other open sources.
All images are used in accordance with the applicable licenses,
including Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
and Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Authors are credited individually below.
Where applicable, images have been artistically modified (black-and-white conversion, cropping, compositional adjustments).
Original source files are accessible via QR codes presented at the exhibition.
Title: Mykolaiv Regional State Administration after Russian shelling
Date: 29 March 2022
Author: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: Dsns.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mykolaiv_Regional_State_Administration_after_Russian_shelling,_29.03.2022_(01).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Church of the Theotokos of the Sign in Nikopol after Russian shelling
Date: 12 September 2024
Author: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: Dsns.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_of_the_Theotokos_of_the_Sign_in_Nikopol_after_Russian_shelling,_2024-09-12_(01).webp
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Евпатория
Date: 9 February 2022
Author: Mitte27
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: Mitte27
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%95%D0%B2%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F,_2022,_159.jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Destructions in Kyiv after Russian attack
Date: 7 May 2025
Author: Kyiv City State Administration
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: Kyivcity.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destructions_in_Kyiv_after_Russian_attack,_2025-05-07_(21).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Title: Kharkiv after Russian shelling
Date: 15 August 2022
Author: Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: kh.dsns.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kharkiv_after_Russian_shelling,_2022-08-15_(02).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Kharkiv regional state administration after missile attack
Date: 1 March 2022
Author: Оксана Іванець / АрміяInform
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: armyinform.com.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kharkiv_regional_state_administration_after_missile_attack_(23).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Терикони шахти "Червоний партизан"
Date: 1 January 2019
Author: Fedir.hladkykh
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: Fedir.hladkykh
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B8_%22%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%22.jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Destructions in Sumy State University after Russian attack
Date: 3 September 2024
Author: National Police of Ukraine
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: npu.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destructions_in_Sumy_State_University_after_Russian_attack,_2024-09-03_(02).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Destructions in Kharkiv after missile strike
Date: 6 October 2023
Author: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: dsns.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destructions_in_Kharkiv_after_missile_strike,_2023-10-06_(20).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Ostrivsky Bridge in Kherson after Russian attacks
Date: 3 August 2025
Author: Kherson Regional State Administration
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: Khoda.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ostrivsky_Bridge_in_Kherson_after_Russian_attacks,_2025-08-03_(01).png
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Destructions in Kyiv after Russian attack
Date: 20 December 2024
Author: Kyiv City State Administration, Любов Голуб’ятнікова
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: Kyivcity.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destructions_in_Kyiv_after_Russian_attack,_2024-12-20_(66).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Destructions in Zaporizhzhia after Russian attack
Date: 10 December 2024
Author: National Police of Ukraine
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: npu.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destructions_in_Zaporizhzhia_after_Russian_attack,_2024-12-10_(11).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Destructions in Kyiv after Russian attack
Date: 20 December 2024
Author: Kyiv City State Administration, Любов Голуб’ятнікова
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: Kyivcity.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destructions_in_Kyiv_after_Russian_attack,_2024-12-20_(80).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.
Title: Destructions in Odesa after Russian attack
Date: 15 January 2024
Author: National Police of Ukraine
Source: Wikimedia Commons attribute: npu.gov.ua
URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destructions_in_Odesa_after_Russian_attack,_2023-12-29_(30).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
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Modified by the author of the exhibition project.