Moscow: Ahead of May 9 Victory Day celebrations, Moscow unveils the exhibition "And I Saw a New Sky and a New Earth" at Zaryadye Park, just a few dozen meters from the Kremlin walls. The showcase brings together works across diverse genres and media - from traditional paintings, sculptures and graphic art to video installations, digital art, and even bulletproof vests.Curator Anon Belikov describes the exhibition as a tribute to the timeless figure of the Russian soldier. He said, "A man at war—it doesn’t matter when or where he fights. Whether he fought 80 years ago near Moscow against the Germans, whether he is fighting now for Russian land and Russian people in Ukraine, or whether he fought on the Borodino field against the French in 1812 — it’s all the same trajectory of the same Russian man. Times change, but people remain. And this exhibition is a story about the path of a man in war."Fitness coach Irina Dubova welcomed the shift toward contemporary themes. "It’s good that we finally have modern exhibitions, genuinely contemporary art. Art based on current events, not just the Great Patriotic War," she said.Copywriter Margarita Nechaeva found the imagery emotionally intense. "There are so many emotions here, and the imagery is quite heavy. I think the things depicted in these works are very difficult to talk about, but at least you can feel them. And I believe it’s even harder for those who’ve returned from war or will return to speak about them," she said. Student Daria Makarova said, "Exhibitions like this one are absolutely necessary to connect with our homeland and honour our soldiers." (With AFP Inputs)
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00:00As Russia approaches Victory Day on May 9, a powerful new exhibition has opened just steps
00:12from the Kremlin walls. Titled and I saw a new sky and a new earth, the showcase brings together
00:24art that spans centuries and conflicts, blending paintings, sculptures, video
00:30installations, digital pieces and even war-worn bulletproof vests.
00:54It's all one and the same trajectory of one and the same Russian people.
01:00The times change, people remain. And this exhibition is a story about the trajectory of the people in the war.
01:07Exhibition curator Anton Belikov said,
01:11A man at war, it does not matter when or where he fights, it's all the same trajectory of the same Russian man.
01:19Curated by Anton Belikov, the exhibition focuses on the enduring journey of the Russian soldier
01:26from Borodino in 1812 to present-day Ukraine.
01:30At its heart lies a haunting centerpiece, a blood-stained, bullet-riddled vest.
01:36All the space of art will be filled with human blood and blood.
01:43It's like a sense of sense and feeling,
01:50a sense of sense,
01:51a sense of sense,
01:52a sense of sense of the conversation.
01:54We are very used to it,
01:55because the art of modern art is all about a joke,
01:58about irony, about post-ironia,
02:01about all this modern history.
02:04He said,
02:06This symbol calls for a serious conversation.
02:09We have grown too accustomed to irony in modern art.
02:17Visitors say the exhibition moves beyond nostalgia
02:21into something immediate, real and deeply emotional.
02:25Emotions are very many.
02:27Emotional images are very difficult.
02:31I think that in those things,
02:35that are shown on these works,
02:38it is very difficult to speak,
02:40but at least they can feel it.
02:43And I think that people who return from war,
02:50will come back to war,
02:52they will talk more about it.
02:55Irina, a fitness coach said,
02:57it is good to see art based on today's events,
03:00not just the past.
03:02It is good that, finally,
03:05the modern exhibition,
03:07the modern art and art,
03:09on the basis of the events,
03:11not just the historical,
03:14related to the Great World War.
03:16Because these events are all the same,
03:18and it is important,
03:19of course,
03:20to see the modern artists,
03:22those people who are currently living with us.
03:25These events are important,
03:27and they must be organized,
03:29because every person
03:31should be proud of their family,
03:33and their actions.
03:34In the first of all,
03:36to be proud of our enemies.
03:38If they feel the atmosphere,
03:40it is impossible to be proud of them.
03:45Daria, a student, said,
03:47we need exhibitions like this.
03:49They remind us to take pride in our homeland
03:51and our soldiers.
03:53At Zarya Dei Park,
03:55war is not just remembered,
03:57it is reflected,
03:58reimagined,
03:59and felt anew.