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'It's morally impossible to leave my home': Artist Pavlo Makov stands firm in Kharkiv

ENCORE! © Pavlo Makov, The Fountain of Exhaustion, 1995

As the war in Ukraine continues, the arts and culture sector has ground to a halt. Artist Pavlo Makov was preparing his installation for this year’s Venice Biennale when the Russian invasion arrived at his doorstep in Kharkiv. Pavlo tells us more about the tense situation there, the post-Soviet years that cast a shadow over his creative output and why, as a Ukrainian artist, he refuses to leave his home.

We also hear from folk singer Khrystyna Solowiy in Lviv, who recorded her song "I bring peace" as the conflict erupted in Ukraine. She explains why cultural and national identity are inseparable from her work.

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