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Teen bedroom art installation shines spotlight on Ukraine’s stolen children

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It looks like a typical teenager’s bedroom: football shirts on the wall, crumpled clothes on the floor, exercise books open on the desk. But it is a work of political art, intended to evoke the empty rooms of more than 20,500 Ukrainian children unlawfully taken to Russia . The work was on display on Monday at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, as delegates from 63 countries and international organisations gathered to discuss how to bring Ukraine’s children home. “It’s essentially a way for someone to step into Ukraine without having to actually travel there,” Isaac Yeung, a co-creator of the installation, said. A lot of the details in the room make it recognisable to anyone who grew up in Ukraine. Photograph: Jennifer Rankin/The Guardian Adding to the empty room’s unsettling vibe is a barely audible hum, punctuated by occasional explosions and the rattling wind.…

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