{"id":1967,"date":"2025-07-07T09:51:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ukrainefoundation.ch\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:11:07","slug":"kyiv-alex-luna-receives-award-from-ukrainian-parliaments-speaker-ruslan-stefanchuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrainefoundation.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/07\/kyiv-alex-luna-receives-award-from-ukrainian-parliaments-speaker-ruslan-stefanchuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv: Alex Luna Receives Award from Ukrainian Parliament\u2019s Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On 12 June 2025, our Vice President for Cultural Diplomacy, Alex Luna, was honored with a Certificate of Appreciation by the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to cultural diplomacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Together with acclaimed photographer Vladyslav Krasnoshchek and international supermodel Snizhana Onopko, Alex Luna has been at the forefront of Somnia Disaster\u2014a powerful and thought-provoking exhibition that highlights the ongoing dangers of the Chernobyl disaster and its symbolic and strategic manipulation in the context of the war against Ukraine. The exhibition has already been showcased in the Parliaments of Ukraine and Bulgaria, raising critical awareness among lawmakers and the public alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Somnia Disaster prepares to continue its journey to Prague, the Ukraine Foundation reaffirms its commitment to bringing this vital exhibition to all 27 national parliaments of the European Union\u2014a symbolic and strategic effort to strengthen cultural ties and support Ukraine\u2019s path to EU membership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sofia: Sofia: Somnia Disaster: Alex Luna\u2019s Haunting Exhibition Arrives in Sofia\u2019s Parliament
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Renowned visual artist Alex Luna continues his powerful exploration of the Somnia Disaster with a European tour, shedding light on the haunting legacy of this enigmatic event. Following its impactful debut, the exhibition makes its second stop in Sofia, Bulgaria, where it has already garnered significant media attention. Through a compelling blend of visual storytelling and immersive installations, Luna invites viewers across Europe to confront the surreal and often unsettling dimensions of memory, loss, and collective trauma.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima are the focus of the documentary exhibition “The Catastrophe of Dreams”, which was opened at the National Assembly. The exhibition includes nearly 40 photographs by Alexander Tishchenko (Alex Luna) and Shigeru Yoshida, which touch on the psychological and aesthetic consequences of two of the largest nuclear accidents in the world. The event was organized on the initiative of MP Lyuben Dilov Jr. and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and the Bulgaria-Ukraine Friendship Group Hristo Gadzhev.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition is important for all Bulgarians because our country was one of the countries most affected by the Chernobyl accident, said Lyuben Dilov Jr. According to him, this is also the first artistic bridge of its kind  connecting Chernobyl and Fukushima. Lyuben Dilov Jr. pointed out that after the horrific incidents, Japan has created another engineering miracle with the construction of a 400-kilometer wall with an average height of 15 meters to protect the coast, and the Ukrainian people have turned Pripyat and the Chernobyl region into one of the most exotic places in Europe. \u201cThe catastrophe of dreams\u201d gives birth to new dreams, not despair, he added. Lyuben Dilov Jr. also recalled the words of Shigeru Yoshida, who says that only the one who knows the pain can cure it and protect others from it.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his part, one of the authors of the documentary photographs, Alexander Tishchenko (Alex Luna), noted that in these days when the world is facing a nuclear war, there is no higher value than human life, because it defeats any catastrophe. The opening of the exhibition was also attended by MPs, public figures, representatives of the diplomatic corps and journalists.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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