Ukrainian artist Daria Koltsova presented the “ECHOES” installation in Venice from May 5-13. The project featured real military uniforms — donated by active-duty soldiers, artists at war, and Azov fighters — hung on traditional laundry lines near the Arsenale. Many of the garments carry the names of defenders and visible traces of combat injury. Koltsova left the work unsigned to create a sense of ambiguity for passersby, aiming to highlight the persistence of war even in peaceful civilian