EXHIBITION: Much More Than A Door - Dedication

Ukrainian Door art installation to be located at Chapel in The Garden Bridport, Dorset, May 2025
Chapel in the Garden, Bridport, has been chosen by Wareham sculptor Robert Marshall as the next location for his Ukrainian Door Sculpture. The door, bombed and scorched, was transported by courier from the town of Toretsk. Robert said “I wanted to tell the plight of all the people that are suffering in Ukraine.”

Local Bridport resident Olga Patiuta, who fled the conflict from Ukraine with her two children in 2022 said that “Doors hold profound symbolic and spiritual meaning these doors are not just remnants of a building that survived a bombing – they are sacred. They are more than architectural features; they are protectors, thresholds, and portals between the known and the unknown, the safe and the dangerous.”

Chair of Trustees for Chapel in The Garden David Gregory said “The Chapel in the Garden is honoured to host The Ukrainian Door, just as the town of Bridport has welcomed Ukrainians to make their home here with us”.

The Ukrainian Door can be seen at the Chapel in the Garden from the beginning to the end of May 2025.

On Sunday 04 May a dedication service will be held where Robert Marshall will give a talk about it’s origins and the meaning behind The Door.

The service will be conducted by The Rev. Elizabeth Harley which will include the dedication of the Ukrainian Door with members of the Ukrainian Community and other local residents.