“… BUT I’M ALIVE”
Voices from Ukraine

Curated by the associations “Amici di Emmaus” and “Frontiere di Pace”

The aim of the exhibition is to tell the human story of the Ukrainian people who are living through war on a daily basis, and to foster, in various ways, the identification that Pope Francis has repeatedly asked of all of us, insisting that we must “touch the flesh of those who suffer.”
The exhibition seeks to be, above all, a space in which one can stand before and enter into what has happened (and is happening) to real people: facing reality is essential for understanding and for placing ourselves once more before our own responsibility.
The Ukrainian people’s experience of resistance bears witness to a strong choice in favor of life. There are many stories that show how injustice and suffering tend to be transformed into a force for good, making it possible to always begin again — to build and rebuild.
The suffering that is shared has brought people together, making Ukrainians more aware of their identity and of the values they fight for: freedom and human dignity.
Through the direct testimonies of the people involved, glimpses open up on the deeper meaning of human suffering, evil, and what is worth giving one’s life for — along with the questions these raise.
We see men who remain human in the face of hell, resisting it, and the Cross is illuminated as a symbol of victory over death and evil, and as the foundation of hope.