Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine. Photography. The beginning of the pandemic for me was comparable to the beginning of hostilities in my city, because my life was again divided into “before and after”. Vitaliy Matukhno The beginning of the pandemic for me was comparable to the beginning of hostilities in my city, because my life… Continue reading Vitaliy Matukhno
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Maryna Vashchenko
Kyiv, Ukraine. Graphic artist and painter. Isolation is a time of conscious reality… Maryna Vashchenko Isolation is a time of conscious reality. A pause that allowed us to deal with personal priorities. A time of spiritual immersion and the evolution of personal responsibility. A reality in which you can follow your destiny and, thanks… Continue reading Maryna Vashchenko
Andrey Nesterenko
Born 1996 in Ukraine. Painting. I faced difficulties in collecting material for my diploma painting. Andrey Nesterenko The start of the pandemic in Ukraine coincided with my Master studies. During the lockdown, I faced difficulties in collecting material for my diploma painting. Among them, the lack of access to a workshop at the academy… Continue reading Andrey Nesterenko
Dmitro Krishovsky
Born 1988in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Ukraine. Graphic artist. The pandemic has made its adjustments in our lives. We hide behind concrete walls, hoping that trouble will not come to our house. But the prospects are far from bright … Dmitro Krishovsky As soon as the pandemic comes, I took my family, and leave Kyiv… As soon… Continue reading Dmitro Krishovsky
Nastya Didenko
Born 1994 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photography art. I was not the only one who “fell out” of the usual contexts… Nastya Didenko During the lockdown, I still had the opportunity to visit my studio as it is within half of hour by feet from my home. However, I have lost a job and most… Continue reading Nastya Didenko
Iryna Akimova
Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Painting. My favorite classical musical pieces supported me in time of uncertainty… Iryna Akimova The beginning of COVID pandemic brought distress and uncertainty in my life, as well as in the lives of many others. Plans were ruined, art exhibition were continuously shifted, personal communications limited to phone calls and… Continue reading Iryna Akimova
Veronika Cherednychenko
Born 1994, Kherson/Lviv, Ukraine. 3D Sculpture. Last year taught me not to plan in advance, and to make decisions here and now. Veronika Cherednychenko My two big solo projects were postponed several times but never materialized. Because of prolonged quarantine I got fired and my workshop was also unavailable for a while. So, it was… Continue reading Veronika Cherednychenko
Yana Hudzan(UKR)
Painting …I create a bridge for a new interpretation of images… Yana Hudzan The COVID-19 pandemic and protracted lockdowns have changed the pace of people’s lives, restricting movement and communication with other people, nature and new locations. I began to pay special attention to a socially and epidemiologically vulnerable social group – Ukrainian grandmothers,… Continue reading Yana Hudzan(UKR)
Anna Letícia Barreto
Born 1974, Sorocaba/SP – Brazil. Based in Lisbon. Multidisciplinary artist. My art practice changed completely during the pandemic Ana Letícia Barreto The pandemic turned my world and art practice upside down. As an art teacher, I had just two days to adapt the classes to the online format, without any previous experience, which substantially increased… Continue reading Anna Letícia Barreto
Oleksandr Gvozdik (UKR)
Collage, created his own style of “hideseam” collages (invisible seam). The situation with the Covid affected my worldview… Oleksandr Gvozdik The situation with the Covid affected my worldview. I have understood global change in the world as the Apocalypse of our time. Everyone is lonely and lives in their own world, the pandemic has only… Continue reading Oleksandr Gvozdik (UKR)