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There is a tapestry made from the pieces of fabrics of different patterns as collage. The image depicts the window with a white open curtains on both sides. The background of the image which represents the view from the window is covered with gray roses which turn red on the ground. In the middle of that background there is a gray bird flying. It is made as a separate 3D object and attached to the fabric. From the body of the bird there is a red stripe going down representing blood flowing from the wound. The frame of the image is red and made of fabrics. It extends to a blood that drains toward the floor. Between the image and the red frame there is another thin frame made of blue and yellow stripes which are the colors of the Ukrainian flag. On the top of the red frame there are dark gray words: "A cuckoo flew through my house" which are the words from a Ukrainian folk song.

A Cuckoo Flew Through My House

Oksana Briukhovetska

Textile collage, 44 x 56 in, 2022

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This image draws upon a Ukrainian folk song about a cuckoo flying through the house, symbolizing mother. In my tapestry, the injured cuckoo-mother represents the injured Motherland with an open wound.