{"id":11680,"date":"2025-07-10T08:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nelsonhernandez.cl\/?p=11680"},"modified":"2026-04-12T15:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:33:12","slug":"ukrainian-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nelsonhernandez.cl\/en\/2025\/07\/ukrainian-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\u201cA female figure with her back to the viewer stands at a window, through which shines a wintry light illuminating individual strands of her light blonde hair. Chilean artist Nelson Hernandez\u2019s spectral portrait of his Ukrainian friend, Kseniia, captures a brief moment in time: \u2018I was moved by her stillness as she gazed out the window.<br \/>\nSuddenly, the drawing in her hoodie evoked in me a scene of war, a metaphor of her past and the burden she carries.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This piece is now part of the <em>Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2025<\/em> at the Portrait Gallery.\u2028The previous text is what\u2019s displayed in the gallery, but personally, I\u2019d like to thank Kseniia for being the inspiration behind the work and for helping me bring it to life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA female figure with her back to the viewer stands at a window, through which shines a wintry light illuminating individual strands of her light blonde hair. 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