02/05/2026
This is what the audience will read today at the opening of the Roses of Ties exhibition at a museum in Taiwan.
"Ludmila Christeseva’s collective art practice has expanded significantly since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, extending its curatorial scope beyond Sweden into an international context.
Through her work, she has brought together hundreds of women - including Ukrainian refugees and Belarusian artists in exile - creating spaces of care through shared practices such as cooking, weaving, baking, and sewing. Within these spaces, women gain recognition, visibility, and new opportunities for participation and expression.
At the core of this practice is Roses of Ties, a collective artwork that transforms a traditional symbol of authority into a gesture worn close to the heart. Through this act of transformation, power shifts from hierarchy to solidarity, from individual control to collective presence.
The collection reflects both the legacy of war and the enduring legacy of womanhood. It preserves stories shaped by displacement, resistance, and survival, while affirming the strength of connection, care, and shared making.
Christeseva’s practice reminds us that a world without craft is a world without women - without mothers, sisters, and the invisible labour that sustains life. In this sense, the work is not only about memory, but about reimagining the future: a future where power is carried together, and where solidarity becomes a form of resilience".
Read more at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludmila_Christeseva
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