Georgian artist paints underground passage as prison corridor to honor political prisoners in Russian-annexed Crimea Talha Yavuz | 08.02.2021
KIEV, Ukraine
An underground passage in Ukraine’s capital Kiev, painted as a “prison corridor” by a Georgian artist to commemorate Crimean political prisoners, opened to visitors on Monday.
The Underground Dead End was painted by Georgian artist David Kuhalashvili in support of 98 Crimean political prisoners imprisoned by Russia in annexed Crimea.
The prison corridor is an art project jointly implemented by NGOs CrimeaSOS and ARTIF, an art platform based in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Kuhalashvili said he worked for 10 days to make the illustration look real so that people who see it can feel the emotions. He added that he would like to do a similar project in Georgia.