"The deer sculpture is a play of scale and weight, as if feather-light folded paper has been enlarged and transformed into heavy concrete. It will stand in the gardens of Unesco's headquarters, accompanied by Alexander Calder's Spirale and the Eiffel Tower."
"Kadyrova has been making resonant work reflecting the violence of the Russian attack on Ukraine since 2022. The work predates the full-scale invasion, commissioned in 2018 to help regenerate a large park in Pokrovsk."
"Part of her work was to make a permanent sculpture for an empty plinth that was once the perch of a decommissioned Su-7 fighter-bomber, a Soviet plane capable of carrying tactical nuclear bombs."
A concrete deer sculpture by artist Zhanna Kadyrova is being transported to Unesco's headquarters in Paris before heading to the 2026 Venice Biennale. The sculpture, resembling origami, reflects the violence of the Russian attack on Ukraine. Originally commissioned in 2018 for a park in Pokrovsk, it serves as a reminder of the city's beauty before conflict. Kadyrova's work aims to regenerate the area after Russian-backed separatists took control of parts of eastern Ukraine, making the deer a poignant symbol of resilience and cultural heritage.
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