Showing support for Ukraine, John and Denise’s latest art installation, “and quiet that splinters the winter”, was exhibited at At Home Gallery – a former synagogue built by the Slovak Jewish community in the early 20th century – in Samorin, Slovakia in the fall. The installation asked how – and if – art can respond to the Russian invasion of the country. Hawrysio’s family were part of the early 20th-century Ukrainian diaspora in Canada, and she grew up hearing her grandmother’s stories of the traumatic circumstances that caused her to leave Ukraine. Since February 2022, both artists have felt compelled to search for ways to respond to the atrocities in Ukraine through their work. Denise's collages are being sold to raise funds for the Ukrainian Civil Defence through Someone Prays for You, a project started by artist Taras Polataiko in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.