Koka Vashakidze - Daughters of Maro: Chronicles of Georgian Women Political Resistance 2024 – 2025

Bukia Vakhania, 14 Pavle Ingorokva str., Tbilisi, Georgia

4-15 February, 2026

Gallery Bukia Vakhania presents Koka Vashakidze’s multimedia project, Daughters of Maro: Chronicles of Georgian Women Political Resistance 2024-2025.

Daughters of Maro is an archive-based spatial work that responds to the ongoing protest movements in Georgia during 2024–2025. The project presents women's political resistance within the context of contemporary Georgian reality through a documentary lens.

The multimedia installation invites viewers to reflect on Georgia’s recent political developments from the perspective of women’s resistance not merely as a chronological sequence of protests, but as a process through which resistance gradually takes on a distinctly feminine form. By employing an archival framework, the work explores how this form emerges over time and how a collective portrait of women’s political resistance is formed through the convergence of diverse personal experiences.

The project is based on visual and textual materials disseminated over the course of a year through media outlets and the personal platforms of direct participants. These materials including photographs, video footage, personal notes, social media posts, and public statements collectively construct a shared image of women’s political resistance.

Within this context, the project’s title acquires particular significance. On one hand, it is tied to the collective memory of women’s resistance; on the other, it underscores a sense of historical continuity. This symbolic thread is connected to the figure of Maro Makashvili, a 19-year-old nurse who died on the front line during the Red Army’s invasion of Georgia in 1921. Today, her name is regarded as one of the enduring symbols of political resistance and historical memory.

It is also symbolic that the epicenter of the current protest movement has emerged precisely in the space where Maro Makashvili is buried-on the steps of the Georgian Parliament building.

The exhibition goes beyond simply presenting archival material. It creates a shared discursive space that fosters the exchange of ideas and dialogue. Through its interactive format, the viewer is no longer just a passive observer but becomes a co-author in the process, articulating their own perspectives in relation to existing narratives. In this way, the exhibition becomes a continuously evolving flow of information, supporting the ongoing accumulation and renewal of collective experience.

The digital version of the project can be viewed at the attached link:
https://silkroadfragments.com/

The project brings together materials from various media outlets and authors (full list below).

Media: Mtavari Arkhi, Formula, TV Pirveli, Netgazeti, Georgian Public Broadcaster, RFE/RL, Publika, Chemi Qalaqi Mklavs, Tabula, EuroNews Georgia, Batumelebi, At.ge, On.ge, TV Imedi, HOR Club, Daphioni, Protest 24, Zoomer, Serving Georgia, Askharad Broadcaster, Droa, ExpresNews, Sapari, Resistance News, OC Media, Winds Movement, Aprili Media, Little Georgian Warrior.

Individuals: Natia Chikovani, Inga AbiGlukoza, Giorgi Arjevanidze, Anka Vasadze, Levan Kakulia, Nancy Woland, Makuna Hatata Gochiashvili, Nini Baidauri, Guram Muradov, Givi Avilani, Tina Gviniashvili, Buta Orjonikidze, Eter Turadze, Ana Amilakhvari, Shorena Gabunia, Gela Khasaia, Dato Simonia, Mariam Kikalishvili, Ia Melitauri, Tina Tskhadadze, Vakho Kareli, Nanuka Zhorzholiani, Natia Bukia, Ninia Kakabadze, Ana Tskhovrebadze, Magda Mamukashvili, Guram Rogava, Sophio Khuntsaria, Natia Kurshabadze, Elene Khostaria, Tatia Nikolashvili, Giorgi Qolbaia, Keso Kinkladze, Ani Karkashadze, Mariam Nikuradze, Tamar Nutsubidze, Sopo Aptsiauri, Mari Gubliani, Tatia Mekvabishvili, Iakobidze, Keti Molashvili, Sophia Tabatadze, Tam Dadalisa, Nino Kharchilava, Nastasia Arabuli, Aleksandre Keshelashvili, Lana Chochua, Elisabeth Sumbadze, Nino Jangirashvili, Salome Kvaratskhelia, Nutsa Makharadze, Elene Kaikhosroshvili, Dodo Ka, Taia Tsekvava, Eliso Jariashvili, Mariam Kavshbaia, Mariam Sichinava, Nestan Nene Kvinikadze, Kakha Uriadmkopeli, Samira Bayramova, Bachana Kapadze, Dea Mamiseishvili, Ana Subeliani, Salome Zourabichvili, Mo Se, Mariam Geguchadze, Nino Kalandia, Dodie Kharkheli, Keta Tsitskishvili, Lasha Janghava, Anako Turashvili, Lasha Chkhartishvili, Teona Bekishvili, Zurab Batiashvili, Tornike Razmadze, Mariam Maisaia, Nana Sander, Anastasia Zinovkina, Nana Tohvadze, Natia Gvirtishvili, Rusudan Jakheli, Maria Ressa, Elina Valtonen, Tina Bokuchava, Levan Zazadze, Teo Khatashvili, Nino Mkheidze, Tamta Dolenjashvili, Tina Chkheidze, David Chkheidze, Inga Grigolia, Eteri Chkadua, Nino Lagidze, Elene Tsatsua, Leila Tsomaia, Aza Chilachava, Piso Kiguradze, Dea Soselia, Rusiko Kobakhidze, Laszlo Robert Mezes, Marine Nanava, Elene Toidze, Elene Devidze, Maka Zedelashvili, Lika Zakashvili, Gvantsa Chkheidze, Ana Riaboshenko, Vika Bukia, Nino Daraseli, B. Zurabishvili, Elena Rostunova, Tamuna Budagashvili, Basti Mgaloblishvili, Salome Kinkladze, Anano Samushia, Nikoloz Urushadze, Teona Chalidze, Francis Prymerski, Nino Tarkhnishvili, Lika Chelidze, Manana Khuchua, Giorgi Tarkhnishvili, Lana Gogoberidze, Salome Simonia, Gvantsa Jobava, Kate Babunashvili, Ninuka Tsintsadze.