The Synagogue At Babyn Yar:
Turning The Nightmares Of Evil Into A Shared Dream Of Good
APRIL 17 - NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Koffler Centre of the Arts, Toronto
Collaboration with Edward Burtynsky
The main room features large-scale photographic murals, 3x10 meters, created as a result of a unique collaboration between Ukrainian-Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky and Ukrainian photographer Maxim Dondyuk. The three main walls are covered with a continuous photographic view of the site of the Babyn Yar synagogue that include, the lower part of the side wall of the synagogue, up to a height of 3 meters, and views of the site as seen from within the synagogue.
The Koffler Gallery, in partnership with Swiss Architect Manuel Herz and Canadian historian and curator Robert Jan van Pelt, announces the world-premiere exhibition of The Synagogue at Babyn Yar: Turning the Nightmare of Evil into a shared Dream of Good. This international exhibition is brought together with assistance from Canadian architect Douglas Birkenshaw and through architectural photography by celebrated Dutch photographer Iwan Baan.
The exhibition links three moments in time: the original 1941 massacre, the creation and dedication of the Babyn Yar synagogue, and the current Russian war against Ukraine.
