The Ukrainian Museum of Canada’s current exhibit features the work of artist Ruslan Kurt, who collected doors from in and around Ukraine since the war began. His installation tells the stories of millions of Ukrainians who were forced to cross the doors of their homes to escape the war and terror brought by Russian soldiers.

Many of them died without being able to get out.

The doors come from Ukrainian homes, theatres, hospitals, kindergartens, and other everyday buildings.

They speak to the transience of life and how, in war, everything we count on can change in a single heartbeat.