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Tania Bohuslavska

Born in 1990 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Lives and works in Kyiv. Works with photography, video,performance, painting and mixed media. …for me, it was a ‘technical’ break for inner recovery, enduring disparate (various) emotions…   Tania Bohuslavska Spring fracture, 2020This series records the beginning of quarantine in the spring and the easing of quarantine restrictions in… Continue reading Tania Bohuslavska

Maria Bondarenko

Born 1985 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Painting. The artist is a reflection of his time…   Maria Bondarenko Everything that happens around-war, pandemics, crises, isolation-he passes through himself, through his essence, reproducing his thoughts, his positions and conclusions in artistic images. In the same way, I delve deeper into myself, analyze the changes and try to… Continue reading Maria Bondarenko

Peggy Le Poulen

Worked in France as a textile designer in carpet furnishing. Arrived in Shanghai in 2006. Painting. the Covid has made it possible to develop and make a big leap in digital, media and virtual.   Peggy Le Poulen My story on Covid-19. We suffered in Shanghai only one 6-week lockdown in March 2020. I am… Continue reading Peggy Le Poulen

Martinho Dias

Born 1968, Trofa, Portugal. Painting. At first I thought that the pandemic was a distant problem that would be overcome quickly. But I quickly realized the opposite.   Martinho Dias It didn’t take long for the whole world to be aware of their own powerlessness in the face of an invisible virus. When the effects… Continue reading Martinho Dias

Clara Maciulis

I am originally Swedish but have lived in various other countries and continents since childhood and finally settled in Portugal where I am now painting and farming. My main challenge was to carve out some time alone to work, and the result was that many works from this time included the family in some form.… Continue reading Clara Maciulis

Elena Khomiakova (UKR)

Digital collage 365 days have passed, masks and lockdowns have become commonplace…   Elena Khomiakova Our life have changed rapidly over the past year. People are faced with a threat cannot be understood with their current experience and knowledge. Nature’s challenge has shown us how vulnerable modern humanity and civilization are to uncharted biological life.… Continue reading Elena Khomiakova (UKR)

Francisca Patrocínio and Leonor Talefe

Porto, Portugal. Multidisciplinary. During the lockdown period we where living physically apart. Francisca in Porto, Leonor in Leiria. Virtually connected. Connected by thought.   Francisca and Leonor Highly connected with pedagogy and practical methodologies in a multi and interdisciplinary way, we explore the mediums: video, sound, text (written and spoken word), performance and sculpture (matter,… Continue reading Francisca Patrocínio and Leonor Talefe

Karlo Ris

Born 1996 in Zagreb, Croatia. Sculpture. Once we were forced into lockdown, many people became faced with emotions which they haven’t addressed in years or decades, a lot of them pertaining to the subject of our identity. This in turn caused the “shells” we wore to fall off and reveal peoples true character.   Karlo… Continue reading Karlo Ris

Viktoriia Cherniakhivska (UKR)

Ukrainian poet, artist, and book illustrator. Lockdown gave a feeling of isolation in the room, so I had to take a closer look at what I have at home.   Viktoriia Cherniakhivska Home isolation became a stop, a break to think about where I want to move and what I want to create. I spent… Continue reading Viktoriia Cherniakhivska (UKR)