Ugegraff

UGEGRAFF, a powerful participatory exhibition project by Lëtz Art in collaboration with the Musée National de la Résistance, about the cycle of violence and domestic abuse. Witness the artworks of 50 artists and experience the transformative performance that shatters it all

In the context of this project, art stands as a substitute for the victims of domestic violence, and the recreation of this often-hidden circle of violence began during the opening event.

The art in question consisted of contributions from various artists from the broader Luxembourg society. During the vernissage, the contributed artwork were attacked, damaged, and destroyed – depicting the first step in the circle of violence: the act of inflicting harm, the damage and destruction of something beautiful and precious. 

After violence and trauma, however, often comes a period of mending, restoring and healing. That is why, over the period of the exhibition, visitors have helped in ‘treating’ and restoring the wounds left on the artworks – putting the pieces of canvas back together, gluing broken pieces of ceramics back together etc. The restored artworks were thereafter exhibited with their scars and new visual identities. 

As part of the public and social impact of the project, workshops, roundtables and other social gatherings were organised to continue the discussion about the impact of violence on both our local and the wider global society.