Ecuadorian photographer Felipe Jácome has his first solo exhibition at Gilman Contemporary featuring work from the series The Unbroken Project. Created in collaboration with Ukrainian dancer and photographer Svitlana Onipko, the series reflects on how art endures amid war. Each photograph captures current and former members of the Ukrainian National Ballet mid-dance, revealing the grace, power, and vulnerability of their movement. These fleeting gestures, shaped by collective memory, emerge as acts of quiet defiance.
Printed in black onto bullet casings, the dancers’ silhouettes transform objects of violence and brutality into vessels of meaning. The work embodies a tension between delicacy and destruction, with each piece carrying physical and symbolic weight that underscores art’s capacity for resistance and transformation in the face of war. A portion of the proceeds from every sale will be donated to Ukrainian relief.