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EYES | OCHI: Photo Installation at Sigmund Freud Museum, Honoring Anna Freud

This powerful exhibition reflects children's resilience amid trauma, echoing Anna Freud's pioneering work with war-affected youth.

The EYES | OCHI photo installation at the Sigmund Freud Museum offers a deeply layered look at children's experiences. Created near Lviv, Ukraine, it uses poignant gazes to highlight struggles for a better future and recovery from trauma. This presentation connects directly to Anna Freud's vital research into children's coping mechanisms and her work establishing war nurseries during World War II, inviting visitors to reflect on healing and hope.

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Exhibition summary

EYES | OCHI is a photo installation presented in memory of Anna Freud, featuring a deeply layered kaleidoscope of children's gazes. The installation draws a parallel between the children's resilience and their struggle for a better future, and Anna Freud's work with children affected by war.

Curatorial context

The photo installation EYES | OCHI, located in the Showroom Berggasse 19, is presented "IN MEMORIAM ANNA FREUD" and serves as a poignant reflection on children's experiences with trauma and war. Created in a village near Lviv, Ukraine, in 2016, the installation uses children's gazes to highlight their struggle for a better future. "Prostir RaDity" (Room of Children's Joy), founded in 2015, provides a space for children to confront the ramifications of war, supported by psychotherapists, artists, and musicians. The exhibition draws a strong connection to Anna Freud's groundbreaking work during World War II, particularly her efforts in establishing war nurseries in London and her research on children's coping strategies and the impact of war on their psyches. The museum dedicates this presentation to her memory and her influential publication "Young children in war-time: a year’s work in a residential war nursery." The installation prompts viewers to pause and reflect, guided by their own feelings, acknowledging the "windows to the soul" as central to understanding the children's perspectives and their fight for healing and hope.

Admission and ticket notes

Information regarding ticketing and admission for EYES | OCHI is not explicitly detailed on this page. The page focuses on the exhibition's content and its memorial context, alongside a call for donations to support the "Prostir RaDity" project in Ukraine.

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Venue
Sigmund Freud Museum
Current status
Open now
Exhibition schedule
From Oct 9, 2022
Artist line / attribution
The exhibition "EYES | OCHI" is a photo installation created in "Prostir RaDity" in Ukraine, with psychotherapists and artists like Yuliya Vynnytska, Mykola Vynnytskyy, Artem Petrytskyi, and Oleksandr Filts involved in the "Prostir RaDity" project.
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