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Ukraine

Ukraine Countdown Day 6: Murals

This Countdown series was written and created with Instagram in mind. It has been republished here with little to no alteration.

Since 2014, more than 150 murals have appeared across the walls of Kyiv.

‘Encumbering Machine’
Location: Saksahanskoho Street, 143
Artists: Nevercrew (Swiss) @nevercrew
‘Berehynia’
Location: Taras Shevchenko Lane (near Maidan Nezalezhnosti)
Artist: Mata Ruda (Costa Rica) @mataruda
‘Vyshyvanka Girl’
Location: Leysa Ukrainka Boulevard 36A
Artist: Guido Van Helten (Australia) @guidovanhelten
‘River Crossing’
Location: Voloska Street, 19/22
Artist: Fintan Magee (Australia) @fintan_magee
‘Lesya Ukrainka’
Location: Strilets’ka Street, 28
Artist: Guido Van Helten (Australia)
‘Crows’
Location: Reitarska Street, 9
Artist: Alexandr Britcev (Ukraine) @alexander_britcev
‘Renaissance’
Location: Borychiv Tik Street, 33/6А (Andrivskii Descent)
Artists: Seth Globepainter (France) @seth_globepainter & Aleksey Kislow (Ukraine) @kislow
‘Love Runs the World’
Location: Arkhitektora Verbyts’koho Street, 8
Artist: Millo (Italy) @_millo_
‘Self Portrait’
Location: Viacheslava Lypynskoho Street, 13
Artist: Emmanuel Jarus (Canada) @youngjarus
‘Paper Aeroplanes’
Location: Antonovycha Street, 48A
Artist: Olexander (Sasha) Korban (Ukraine) @sasha.korban

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