We invite you to a group exhibition proposed by Olena Maximov, young and talented exhibition curator. She had carte blanche. She initially sought to bring together Ukrainian and Russian artists around this project. 

“SPECTRE” resonated even more strongly when she was forced to abandon her idea. In a context of bogged down war, she was able to bring together Ukrainian artists and repatriate their work to Switzerland. 

It will be an exhibition composed of recent works, completed in these troubled times. 

Here in Geneva, like many others did during the mass arrival of those affected by the ongoing war, we got involved. My  fiancée had stationed herself at the station and directed the arrivals to the institutions. It was spontaneous. Necessary. Surrealist. 

Fahid Taghavi 

“I needed to create an exhibition about the war in Ukraine long before it became an all-out offensive. My children and I were at the World War II Museum in kyiv. At the entrance there are exhibits brought from Donbass, including an installation, an old metal swing that creaks in the stifling silence of a deserted city. On the floor around the swing are children's toys. My daughter watching “Hello Kitty” tells her brother that it must be an old toy. In his child's perception, the objects in a museum are necessarily old. It was only an abandoned toy representing the past presence of childhood joy. I am still sensitive to this painful echo. »

Olena Maximova 

SPECTER    I    necessary exposure 

From March 14 to 18, 2023. From 17 p.m. to 21 p.m. and by appointment. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 14 p.m. 

Galerie Fahid Taghavi 10 Rue de la Madeleine 1204 Geneva.