Sacred Art from the Frontline: The Iconography and Symbolism of the Contemporary Ukrainian Art Project “Holy Icons on Ammunition Boxes”
Journal: Anastasis Research in Medieval Culture and Art
Year: 2024

The paper is highlighting the unique phenomenon of modern Ukrainian sacred art – holy icons painted on panels made of ammunition boxes brought from the war zone in Ukraine. The aim of this paper is to conduct a comprehensive study of the project “Holy Icons on Ammunition Boxes” from the point of view of art history and social culture; to understand the prerequisites for the appearance of the art project “Holy Icons on the Ammunition Boxes” and its functions as social and volunteer project; to ca