Action: Recovery
As a reminder to the inhuman outrage we collect for an installation of the Hellgate, a new interpretation of Gate of Hell from Auguste Rodin in Bucha (Ukraine)
Why a sculpture for recovery?
Only with the freedom of ART can this inhuman outrage be faced.
We are shocked by the scale of destruction and cruelties.
We are shocked by these dimensions in the year 2022, where humans are apparently enlightened and inhumane lies in our past.
We are shocked that learning from history is forgotten. We cannot comprehend what has happened. For us, it feels like hell.
Yet we are sufficiently far away, but close enough to be human.
We believe the inconceivable can only be made more tangible in art.
Core message.
The private initiative "Hellgate Bucha" is committed to the realization of an epochal monument of European spirit in Bucha (Ukraine) so as firstly to ensure that the horror caused by the events of the war is not forgotten and becomes tangible for all people and secondly so as to ensure that the first cultural stone of a reconstruction rolls.
Link to our next page “Dante & Hellgate”
— More information about Dante Alighieri in Kiev and european artist
Overcome the destruction. Build up. Plant hope. Be hope.
Start reconstruction
What is the first step in reconstruction? Our path is not as difficult as you might think.
Awaken your possibilities to participate from anywhere
There are many different ways to donate or to positively infect other people with these thoughts!
Share our vision with others
Be a multiplier and tell your friends and relatives: There is an organisation that wants to create a monument in Bucha. They want to make a big thing out of it to keep the memory big and the future even bigger.
Be Hope.
Let your heart work and support us to create a monument.
Your donation? You can take a one-time donation or a regular contribution!
Become a participant and start cultural dividend to give hope and build a future for the people of Bucha and Ukraine.
A few words from our team.
Rico Gaertner
Donation organiser
humanitarian & art lover
Rico, seen here in Paris at the Arc de Triomphe last year, set up his first international fundraising organisation in 2018. The first campaign was over 120 per cent exceeded and seriously ill children were able to enjoy the financial support for their medical care in Columbus (Ohio) and twin city Dresden (Germany). His experience: Being allow to give strength is one of the greatest feelings of gratitude and has a Certificate in “Intercultural Entrepreneurship” of the University Mannheim.
Franziska
Counterpart
„As a medical doctor, she has seen many lives see the light of day. Shocked, angry and at first powerless, she saw the darkness in Bucha. Now she wants to bring light again with this project and set a memorial through culture.“
Aryna Frumkina
Cultural Ambassador
Aryna is our language professor. She translates our texts and brings the ukrainian heart to us. She has a wonderful sensitivity for languages and recognizes cultural differences.
Mammut
Mascot
Every “mammoth task” needs a mammoth. Here we have a whole herd, because Project Hellgate Bucha is not small, which stands against the unimaginable inhumanity rampant in Bucha and the war zone Ukraine. (meet at Biodiversity Centre in Leiden Nederlands)
Marian Kretschmer
ARTIST
Art Director
Marian addresses philosophical issues with his art and initiates integrative projects, both regionally and internationally. He engages with the environment and holds charity in his heart out of deep conviction. His works can be found in the Vatican, Beijing, Tampere, Chemnitz and numerous illustrated books at people's homes.