Mural for the day of the flag and independence of Ukraine
Project: David Chychkan, Nikita Kravtsov
Organization: Residence Sorry, No Rooms Available
Design and production: David Chychkan
Idea and sketch: Nikita Kravtsov
August 23, 2022, Uzhhorod, Radvanka

David’s text: “According to the idea of Nikita Kravtsov, this is a reinterpretation of the flag of the Ukrainian Roma, as the difference between the Ukrainian and general Roma is yellow wheat instead of green grass. Roma from different parts of Ukraine are fighting against the imperial invaders, and while I was painting, the sisters and brothers of military Roma were singing the red viburnum, shouting glory to the nation! and – we are Roma from Ukraine. Children mostly go to school, they told me that in 10 days they will have a new school. Project organization – “Sorry, no rooms available” residence. I was also supported during painting by Mr. Valdemar Tatarchuk, and a young intellectual from Uzhhorod, Daniylo Kosinski”.

Photo credit: Valdemar Tatarchuk

Photo credit 1 – Mykhailo Melnychenko; 2 – Petro Ryaska

David Chychkan’s residence and project was made possible thanks to the support of:

The beaux-arts Academy in Paris