#41 titled The Fabric shows a series of columns that begin small at the base and flare towards the top to form a cohesive overhead condition that protects the triangular space underneath. This drawing references the emphasis of both nations on their militaries and soldier recruitment as structural aspects of their governmental systems. One pivotal example of this focus was during 1917 when the Great October Socialist Revolution took place which was the event where Vladimir Lenin led his political party of Bolsheviks to form an armed insurrection against the current ruling monarchy. Prior to and during the revolution, massive amounts of propaganda, recruitment posters, local councils and speeches were utilized in an effort to invigorate citizens about the cause.

#42 titled The Forge shows a cross section of hearth for the melting of metal so as to be prepared for casting into a new form. This drawing references the molding of peoples minds to their side through the use of propaganda. Examples are seen throughout history, but even so more recently. President Putin was responsible for paying mercenaries in the period between Crimea’s annexation in 2014 and the war in 2022 to stoke chaos and conflict throughout the separatist controlled Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Also Ukrainians have been in the practice of facilitating youth camps where training of child soldiers takes place in preparation for future enlistment in military operations.

#43 titled The Labyrinth shows a multilayered space that requires a back and forth navigation to reach the center space. This drawing references movement throughout a place with the goal of either conquering or reconnecting. In the connotation of conquering, Russian soldiers, since the beginning of the war, have moved into Ukraine occupying buildings and areas in eastern Ukraine, shifting from one to the next as they proceed taking more land. In the connotation of reconnecting, the 2014 Maidan Revolution was an event where Ukrainians overthrew the current president who was a Russian sympathizer and rejected entry into the Nato agreement. Therefore, this ousting united Ukraine in their desires and long journey towards complete independence from Russia.

#44 titled The Council shows a meeting space with multiple seats encircling a fire which resides in the center. The drawing references the organization of people into a collective group to make decisions about the future plans of a village, city or nation. Throughout the war there have been many official governmental conclusions made on behalf of the nations but largely there have been far more local groups, examples such as Right Sector, Donetsk People’s Republic, People’s Front, Svoboda, within cities that operate as militias, fighting and moving independently.

#45 titled The Watermill shows a building that stands within a river, utilizing the water’s flow to grind wheat to flour. The drawing references the historical relationship between Russia and Ukraine as unstable and abusive throughout past events and even the war continuing today. One example being Holodomor which was a manufactured genocide where the USSR seized excessive amounts of grain by force from Ukraine during a famine, leaving millions of people to starve to death or resort to cannibalism.