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As initiative author Eglė Grėbliauskaitė told BNS, the Belarusian embassy itself, as well as the trees near the Russian embassy, were illuminated with white, red and white lights. Thus, the artist says that she wanted to express her support for Belarusians fighting for freedom a few hours before the meeting of the presidents of Russia and Belarus.
“Putin and Lukashenko are meeting today, so they wanted to somehow get the message that their people, the people for democracy, are somehow asking for, because they don’t seem to hear it. They wanted to symbolically lift the eyes of the repressive regime and support people who are fighting for human rights and democracy, ”said E. Grėbliauskaitė.
According to her, the Belarusian embassy staff asked for the lights to be turned off after five minutes and so it was, at that time the Russian embassy guards only asked what the artists were doing, since the park itself is a public space outside the embassy.
During this campaign of support, an authorized rally was also held at the Belarusian Embassy, and the participants appreciated the initiative.
E. Grėbliauskaitė is a PhD student at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, creates several provocative art installations in public spaces, such as the “Arc de Triomphe” from trash in 2016, as well as a work dedicated to the controversial figure of Salomėja Neris and others.
In Belarus, following massive protests in the wake of the country’s opposition and the unrecognized western presidential elections on August 9, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko flew to the Russian town of Sochi on Monday to meet with President Vladimir Putin. to discuss “strategic alliances and partnerships issues”. .
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