Double Q is delighted to announce Maria Kulikovska’s participation in the Malta Biennale 2026. 'Bullet of Flowers' is a powerful and deeply personal installation by the acclaimed Ukrainian and curated by Eszter Csillag. On view at Birgu Old Armoury, the pavilion transforms the exhibition space into a profound meditation on the fragile boundary between life and death, set against the unrelenting backdrop of war.
What is life without flowers? And what is a flower without life? Death. Through this central paradox, Kulikovska’s 'Bullet of Flowers' explores the violent duality of our time. The flower—a symbol in Western art of fleeting beauty, innocence, and even the Virgin Mary as the Mother of Humanity—is here fused with its antithesis: the bullet. The result is a body of work where petals signify traditional healing, subverting the projectile's original purpose to kill.
Maria Kulikovska: Bullets of Flowers
Birgu Old Armoury, Malta
11 March - 29 May 2026
