The Day’s Photo Exhibition-2013 is going on in Lutsk. Director of the Lesia Ukrainka East European National University (EENU) library, which hosts the photo exhibition, Volodymyr Sobchuk said that the exhibition was well attended, as usual, by university students, school kids and adult residents of Lutsk. According to Sobchuk, it is especially relevant now as it reflects and allows to analyze the events that have been taking place in our country recently, showing both expressive images of everyday life and political events, particularly the revolution. In addition, the exhibition allows one to have a mental relaxation at a time when war is the most discussed topic in Ukraine. So, given the activity of visitors, it was decided to prolong the exhibition to March 30. Let us recall that on its closing day, we will learn which photo won the audience award following Lutsk visitors’ vote. Admission to the EENU’s library is free, it is open every day except Sunday.
Below, we offer comments on photos made posted by visitors whom The Day’s reporter met in the library on March 19.
COMMENTARIES
Orest MAKHOVSKY, a senior lecturer in economics and enterprise security at the EENU:
“For the seventh year in a row, this photo exhibition takes place at our university and it has already become a good tradition. Each photo shows a part of the history of our country. Together with large-scale events, the photos accurately reflect small details. For example, photo of a downpour in Lutsk is now perceived differently and makes us reflect on the city’s problems. It can serve as a motivation for better co-ordination among municipal services. Not surprisingly, the collection of photographs published by The Day is seen not only as artworks meeting our aesthetic needs, but also as thought-provoking stories. They encourage us to think and improve ourselves.”
Anastasia SHEVCHYK, a student at the EENU’s Institute of Economics and Management:
“Photo exhibition evoked so many different emotions, as it reflects the diverse and different moments of life and socio-political events in the country. I personally most of all liked Vasyl Pylypiuk’s photo Together, because it has a lot of sincerity and love in it, and not just for each other [the photo shows an elderly couple in love. – Author], but also for the whole world, which they have been able to carry through life to old age. This touches a chord most of all.”
Nadia SHPAK, a social educator:
“It seems to me that Natalia Kravchuk’s Looking Grim is the most interesting photo [it pictures Arsenii Yatseniuk and Yurii Lutsenko. – Author]. To me, it is highly relevant, and they do look grim on it.”
Stanislav VOZNIUK, manager:
“I like the Protests in Turkey series by Mstyslav Chornov most. A rising in a neighboring nation was an example to our people who stood on Maidan. It was an example showing that people can resist the regime and fight for their future. Turks were among the first Europeans to go for tough confrontation. The Greeks were not so radical in their protests. Turkish students made up the bulk of the protesters, similarly to our Euromaidan.”
