The sense of belonging to a particular country, the attachment to one’s national identity, the national idea and national symbols are never stronger than in times when countries are in conflict with each other. After the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, followed by Russia’s occupation of Eastern Ukraine and the now fully escalated war, the patriotism of the Ukrainian people grew enormously. In her work Olga Permiakova not only documents the increasing number of everyday objects coloured in the Ukrainian national colours of Capri Blue and Traffic Yellow, but also condenses this patriotic symbolism into a framework of identity, hope and cohesion in her photographic work.