Ina Charkviani: Women in Sculpture

Which female sculpture comes to mind in Tbilisi? Kartlis Deda (Mother of Georgia), the Muse in front of the Philharmonic, the raised-arm female figure overlooking Vake Park… It turns out that there are a total of 38 sculptures of women in Tbilisi’s public space. Explore the full list and read about the history and present condition of some of them.

Ina Charkviani, Women in Sculptures 

Ina Charkviani is the co-founder and chair of the Association and Trade Union of Domestic and Care Workers. For more than five years, she has been working on and researching care labor, the care economy, and women’s and social protection policies. She is interested in the relationship between labor and art, and is the co-author and organizer of the Domestic Workers’ Festival “Invisible Labor – Invisible Art.” She studied economics, media, and communications at Tbilisi State University, the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), and King’s College London.