Memory culture: how to express a loss
On June 13, on the Mariupol Reborn platform in Lviv as part of the poster exhibition "Mariupol: 86 days of power" there was a focus conversation on the topic "Memorial culture: how to express a loss".
It was not just another discussion. It was a necessary meeting to jointly comprehend the experience of the war, loss and heritage of Mariupol.
The event was about the memory, about the heroism of our defenders, the inhabitants of Mariupol. About the power and the belief that Mariupol is always Ukraine. Mariupol will be Ukraine
The date of the event was selected symbolically: June 13, 2014, 10 years ago, the Azov Regiment released Mariupol from the russian occupation. This day was landmark for the city and its residents, who annually celebrated its with concerts and sports competitions.
"Memory" today is the "nerve of time". And it was not easy to talk about this complex topic. However, participants managed to have a sincere conversation where everyone - artists, activists, Mariupol, families of defenders of the city - shared their internal values and experiences.
The memory of Mariupol is our responsibility, the responsibility of our identity. And in particular, it is a subjective memory of living history, living witnesses that forms the concept of the future of Ukraine
