A designer from Kharkov “illustrates” the latest history of Ukraine with the help of fragments of shells and mines. Bracelets from fragments and shrapins: harmony born in the chaos of war Eileen Travex Peace and safety On the fourth of April, the world annually celebrates & NBSP; International Day of Information of Mine Danger. While mining experts painstakingly remove mines and in a safe environment dispose of unexploded ammunition, artists from different countries turn the rudiments of war into unique jewelry, jewelry and even sculptures. 62 ~ today, tens of millions of ammunition are scattered around the former and existing zones of military operations around the world. Laos and Ukraine are clogged to the greatest extent unexploded survivors of war. According to estimates, in Laos, only about one percent of approximately 80 million cassette bombs prohibited at the time of the Vietnam War of more than half a century ago is still neutralized in Laos. ~ 60 > ~ 60 > Ukraine is now considered a country with the largest area of a mined territory: about 23 percent of the country are contaminated with hundreds of thousands of grounds min and unexploded shells. Their neutralization can take decades and require significant investments. from trenches & nbsp; – 60 ~ strong > in Workshops ~ 60 > “My main goal is to transform the negative energy of destruction into positive,” says Ukrainian designer Stanislav Drokin, which turns the shrapnel into jewelry into his home studio in his home studio in his home studio in his home studio into his home studio into his home studio into his home studio in his home studio in his home studio in his home studio in his home studio in his home studio in his home studio in his home studio Kharkov. Stanislav Drokin’s studio is both a workshop and a home for him at the same time. A well -known artist in his country, a university teacher illustrates the latest history of Ukraine with the help of shells and mines collected by friends, colleagues, volunteers and military personnel. Stanislav Drokin gives an interview to the Ukrainian media. wartime artifacts By wondering how exactly he can help compatriots when his front -line city is under constant artillery shelling, in early May 2022, Drokin began work on the first of his several “military” collections. It was the project “forget -me -not” , & nbsp; collected from bronze and titanium decorated with stylized colors. One artifact from this collection was sold for 14 thousand dollars at the & nbsp; Sotheby’s in Geneva. The proceeds were transferred to the Lviv Center serving adults and children crippled as a result of the war. Another project, Revival, was born after the Elizabeth of the Court, the founder of the New York startup & NBSP; Article 22, who sells products from bombs and maintains cleansing in the territories contaminated with remnants, contacted. War. “objects from my collections are a kind of symbol. They are designed to store information about the tragedies, destruction and suffering that the war bring to the history of mankind, ”says Drokin. Elizabeth of the court, founder of the New York startup Article 22. “each work has its own history” 62 >Many bracelets and necklaces of Drokin can be seen and bought in the Gallery & nbsp; pen & nbsp; and & nbsp; Brush, located in the fashionable area of New York Fleayron. “Each work has its own work. History, ”says Kendall Silvonuk from Article 22. 60 > holding a heavy wooden block in their hands, which jewelers from Laos are used for the manufacture of bracelets, she tells how the creative process occurs: the masters collect fragments of bombs, the remaining after conducting operations on cleansing, they are removable and they are melted and re -melted and re -melting them and re -melting them. Pour melted metal into a shape of wooden blocks. After cooling, an almost ready -made bracelet is taken out of the form. Article 22 supports initiatives aimed at helping communities in the post -war regions to return to normal life. The studio works closely with the & nbsp; legacy & nbsp; of & nbsp; war & nbsp; (“Heritage of War”). It was founded by the photojournalist Giles Düli, who lost his legs and one hand as a result of a homemade explosive explosion in Afghanistan in 2011. DULI – & nbsp; The first global lawyer of the UN, & nbsp; protecting the interests of people with disabilities in conflict situations and situations & nbsp; world -building. “conscious commerce” The founder of Article 22 Elizabeth of the court met artisans who make spoons from the remnants of cassette bombs in Laos in the early 2000s. Cooperation with American customers helped Laos masters to establish production production. In addition, funds intended for cleaning minefields flowed into Laos – now these lands are used to grow rice. ~ 60 > “We are dealing with a serious humanitarian problem, says Elizabeth. – & nbsp; The public can take part in its decision, supporting organizations that work on cleaning the Earth from unexploded bombs. Private companies, committed by conscious commerce, help this important activity. According to Elizabeth, the name of its startup is borrowed from & nbsp; a universal declaration of human rights, article 22 of which reads: “Each person, as a member of society, has the right to social security and exercise the rights necessary to maintain his dignity and for the free development of his personality in economic, social and cultural areas through national efforts and international cooperation and in accordance with the structure and resources of resources and resources Everyone states ”. union & nbsp; in harm NII & nbsp; and & nbsp; chaos on The fourth year of the war, Stanislav Drokin, creates sketches of the design of new jewelry. It connects precious stones and diamonds with pieces of melted metal, generated, in its expression, “crazy energy of the explosion.” Some of his works are decorated with well -known private collections, they are stored in the National Museum of the History of Ukraine and the Halls of the Eastern Wing of the White House in Washington. 60 > “I like to combine harmony and chaos, emotions and colors, images and forms created by man and nature,” says the artist. – As a teacher, I want to convey knowledge and accumulated experience to students in order to convey to the younger generation a sense of responsibility for the future of their country. ” ~ 60 > to the question of whether he has the most beloved work in the collection, the artist answers that it will be created“ when the long -awquen and fair world will cease, people will cease to die and the multi -major -majority land will cease to die Ukraine will be cleaned of unexploded mines, shells and missiles. “& Amp; nbsp;