Mural Series Across Europe and Africa, 2022–2023

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10 artists. 5 countries. ~1,800 m² of painted surface.

Port of Culture produced the series in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Institute, demonstrating that Ukraine shares Europe's values, goals, and rights.

Vienna — Nikita Kravtsov (Ukraine) and Vincent Paronnaud (France) reinterpreted Klimt's female portraits through Ukrainian and European symbols.

Berlin — Andriy Kalkov (Ukraine) and Dennis Schuster (Germany) — a mural with an AR element on democracy and freedom.

Marseille — Danylo Kovach (Ukraine) and Julia Mota (Brazil) — on unity and the future.

Brussels — opened February 24, 2023, on the first anniversary of the invasion. Sestry Feldman (Ukraine) and Teresa Sdralevich (Belgium).

Nairobi — Nikita Kravtsov and Andriy Kovtun (Ukraine) with Eliamin Ink (Kenya). Special guests at the opening: Tvorchi, ahead of Eurovision 2023.

Innovative technology (AR): in Berlin (Flower of Democracy) and Liverpool (Sound of Freedom), viewers activated unique digital visualisations via smartphone — pushing the project beyond traditional street art.

Geographic breakthrough: the Grains of Culture mural in Nairobi set a unique precedent for cultural diplomacy on another continent, connecting Ukrainian symbols with local African motifs through the themes of food security and shared resilience.

147M total reach / 27M+ reach in Kenya alone / 200+ media publications.

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