Osijek, Croatia. Sculpture. I had an urge to express myself through my art in lockdown period. Josip Pratnemer I find it essential that artists in such difficult times come together, show their work and share their thoughts to show that we are not alone in the loneliness caused by lockdown. Culture and art connect people… Continue reading Josip Pratnemer
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Oleksandr Stamer
Born 1995. Painting. After the first lockdown, we all began to learn to live with ourselves, spending more time alone… Oleksandr Stamer After the first lockdown, we all began to learn to live with ourselves, spending more time alone, which allowed us to understand our fears, thoughts, aspirations in more detail and express the experience… Continue reading Oleksandr Stamer
Valentino Zvonarek
Croatia. Video art. Art knows no limits and boundaries, and even in pandemic times we can create new forms of art every day. Valentino Zvonarek My motivation to take part in the exhibition was to showcase how the pandemic didn’t necessarily divide people and isolated them. I wanted to show how actually the way how… Continue reading Valentino Zvonarek
Alexander Halishchuk
Born 1999, Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. The pandemic was one of the things, that saved my mind and helped me to grow as a person and an artist. Alexander Halishchuk I was on the verge of mental breakdown because of my stiff schedule, but with the pandemic I was able to combine several tasks at… Continue reading Alexander Halishchuk
Branko Gulin
United States, Croatia. Visual art. My way of working has not changed fundamentally due to the pandemic. Branko Gulin The content has changed and is now related to changing living conditions, less social contacts, more control of institutions, restrictions, wearing masks, absence of hugging and kissing, all this causes us a feeling of alienation, loneliness… Continue reading Branko Gulin
Vlada Antipenko
Born 2001, Kyiv. Painting, bioengineering and biotechnology. The pandemic opened my eyes to how little people know about what is happening inside us and how microorganisms work. Vlada Antipenko The coronavirus has shut me down at home. Work, study – in the apartment. But most of all I was hurt by the general panic (most… Continue reading Vlada Antipenko
Bohdan Sokur
Lives and works in Kyiv and Brno. Painting. I became even more productive Bohdan Sokur Regarding the topic of the pandemic itself, it did not affect the choice of plots… I equipped half of the room as a studio, but apart from that, I found a bicycle to go to my real studio. Regarding the… Continue reading Bohdan Sokur
Andrej Zbašnik
Born 1976 in Rijeka, Croatia. Painting and drawing. The pandemic has deepened my sense of love… Andrej Zbašnik Despite the horrors of the pandemic and the overall pain, suffering, crisis, and disorder it created, the pandemic did not have much of an impact on my creativity and creative production in a negative way. I am… Continue reading Andrej Zbašnik
Vladislav Ryaboshtan
Born 1996 in Dnipro, Ukraine. Lockdown actually does not bother me, I walk, the distance is short. However, it influenced the choice of the topic for work, the comprehension of what is happening now. Vladislav Ryaboshtan The time of the pandemic and the quarantine affected me in their own way: at first, I painted in… Continue reading Vladislav Ryaboshtan
Uliana Shchabel
Lviv, Ukraine. Collage. The COVID-19 pandemic caused many changes in my every day life. Uliana Shchabel The COVID-19 pandemic caused many changes in my every day life. The protective measures that were implemented are necessary, but also have significant effects on peoples emotional wellbeing, myself included. However, thanks to the pandemic, I delved into creativity,… Continue reading Uliana Shchabel