RussT (RUSSian Tortures) - паблік-арт про українців, які досі перебувають у російському полоні

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[00:00:00]Hi, I'm Nemeade and this is a stbart project in which I talk about Ukrainian [music] prisoners of war. I interviewed people who returned from Russian captivity and based on their descriptions I made five silhouettes of real skaters. These silhouettes are placed in public spaces in many countries around the world. And the five holes through which the silhouette is nailed to the wall symbolize the stigmata of Christ. And above all, rust flows down through these holes in the wall, resembling bloody streams. And the name itself is a play on words with sad irony. On the one hand, it is a rust, and on the other hand, it is short for Russian Torture. And already on March 10, 26, the first RAST figure was installed.

[00:00:53]And this was the Ukrainian embassy in Hungary, in Budapest. It is quite symbolic that this first figure was consecrated in the same way that roadside crosses are consecrated. I believe that art can overcome the barriers of verbal language if it speaks to simple human values, if it uses archetypes. And in this way it speaks directly to the human heart.