‘Good Evening We Are From Ukraine’, a photographic exhibition by Frankie Mills, follows a community of Ukrainian women and children who have arrived in Moorhaven, Devon, UK after being uprooted by Russia’s invasion.
When Ukrainian refugees first started to arrive in Moorhaven, a village on the foothills of the open moorland Dartmoor, it seemed impossible that the consequences of a single, fatal decision had reached some of Devon’s most rural and remote regions. Households were choosing to open up their doors to strangers from a far corner of the world.
This project started as a means of understanding what happens to refugees when they are received with collective empathy. Over time, it turned into a project on how to create belonging as an outsider and the resilience of the Ukrainian spirit.
The title of this project are lyrics from a song that has become a symbol of Ukraine's resistance within the country. The words were printed on the T-shirt of a boy photographed on his sixth birthday after arriving in Devon.
Join us for special events at Paignton Library on Saturday 21 October, including a workshop and talk with Frankie Mills and a performance by Ukrainian Harmony Women’s Choir.
Presented by Libraries Unlimited, in partnership with Counterpoint arts Platforma Festival. You can find out more about Frankie Mills and her work here.
Booking
No need to book, just turn up. This exhibition is open throughout opening hours at Paignton Library:
Monday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Thursday, 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday, Closed
Access
Paignton Library is fully accessible.
Full Programme
Paignton Library are hosting an exhibition that highlights the experiences of Ukrainian women and children now living in rural Devon.
Saturday, 21 October 2023
10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Workshop with photographer Frankie Mills.
13:30 pm – 14:00 pm – Talk with photographer, Frankie Mills.
14:00 pm – Performance from Ukrainian Harmony women's choir from Cornwall.
The exhibition ‘Good Evening We Are From Ukraine’ is open from 17 to 31 October 2023 (find out more here). Come along and enjoy the full programme!