During the III All-Ukrainian “Astra Show”, commissioned by Stihl, sculptor Petro Podolets, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and associate professor of the architecture department at Rivne State University of Water Management and Natural Resources Use, created a sculpture dedicated to the main wish of everyone in Ukraine – peace in the country.
– Creating a sculpture from oak in two days is hard. I thought for a long time about how to make it read well from every side and come through easily in the material. In the end, a girl emerged, looking up. Her face is turned toward the sky, she’s listening to birdsong and dreaming, – Petro Podolets explains.
As promised, our company, ASA “ASTRA”, donated this sculpture to the residents of Chabany settlement.
The sculpture’s solemn unveiling took place on 6 July, Sunday evening, as the settlement’s residents gathered to celebrate the ancient Ivan Kupala holiday.
Andrii Halushka, head of agricultural machinery sales, presented the sculpture, and Chabany settlement head Anatolii Zahorulko accepted the gift.
Andrii Halushka noted that our company’s history is closely tied to Chabany. At first we rented a warehouse here, then our service workshop moved here, where we repaired combines and prepared them for harvest. And for 12 years now, Chabany has been home to the company’s central office. Many of our employees live in the settlement or rent apartments here. The “Girl – PEACE” sculpture is the first in the recreation park, but we hope it won’t stay alone for long. We think other companies will support “Astra”‘s initiative, and an entire avenue of sculptures will soon appear.
Chabany residents loved “Girl – PEACE”: they came up to touch it and, of course, take a photo to remember it by.
Thanks again to Stihl and sculptor Petro Podolets – for a wonderful idea and a marvellous gift.
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