Born 1989 in Sarajevo. Resident in Zagreb, Croatia. Digital collage. In just a year our whole world was turned upside down… Maša Gavran Imagine.. if you wanted to send someone a postcard…not from a physical place..but from your mind or your emotions.. well, this is it.. I made surrealist collage postcards that recreate mental… Continue reading Maša Gavran
Category: Artist`s Stories
The creative industry has been hit hardest by the pandemic and artists have been the least protected from the 2020-2021 crisis. To overcome the pandemic consequences, there is a need to create a database of information material, the source of which would be the international experience of direct participants in the cultural sphere.
As a result, Kyiv NGO “Art research platform MOKONSHU” initiated the creation of a Library of artists stories and voices of artists from different countries and local contexts.
The pandemic experience research is part of the international art project “#365daysafter”, which brings together Ukraine, Croatia, Portugal and China in a joint study of the art of the 2020-2021 pandemic period, which has already involved more than 200 artists born and/or living in one of these countries. An important part of the art project are stories of creative experience of the COVID period from each participant, describing, characterizing and documenting the last year, through which we can remove the walls of social isolation built by the pandemic.
Tetiana Kornieieva
Kyiv, Ukraine. Performance artist. Covid made common a private topic of a sickness and illness. Tetiana Kornieieva I worked a lot as an artist, mostly exploring my identity in my works. Covid made common a private topic of a sickness and illness. It also made me to think about art perspectives in general. I… Continue reading Tetiana Kornieieva
Vladimir Tomić
Born 1983 in Rijeka, Croatia. Graffiti and street art. Graphic artist. …I continued with my meditative drawing practice. Vladimir Tomić Just a day before the first lockdown in Croatia, March 23, 2020, and the closure of long-distance communication, at the end of March, my girlfriend and I decided that a rented apartment in Šibenik,… Continue reading Vladimir Tomić
Ivan Oštarčević
Born 1990, Zagreb, Croatia. Painting, collage. Nothing changed in me, as well as in the world Ivan Oštarčević My working relationship expired as the pandemic started and the difficulty of acquiring a new work position was hard. So was the desire to have something to pay the bills and be capable of living in… Continue reading Ivan Oštarčević
Taras Kobliuk
Born 1988, Kyiv, Ukraine. Graphic artist. …all this is just in my head… Taras Kobliuk The world shrank, gather up, a feeling of isolation come into sight. The distances increased, a feeling of detachment from the world appeared. The focus of perception has shifted from reflection to external factors (“Pressure” series) towards internal experiences… Continue reading Taras Kobliuk
Olga Gurina
Born 1985 in Russia. Resident in Kyiv, Ukraine. My pandemic story does not sound me as unique. The only thing that seemed interesting was that the covid put everyone in some new non-standard conditions. Olga Gurina My pandemic story does not sound me as unique. The only thing that seemed interesting was that the… Continue reading Olga Gurina
Vmtandem – Chornyi Valentyn, Maria Bondarenko
Kyiv, Ukraine. Installation. Many people associate pandemic with self-isolation… Vmtandem Many people associate pandemic with self-isolation. And self-isolation affects the usual rhythm of life and often changes the course of thoughts. Our tandem has also changed. We began to spend a lot of time in nature, became more attentive to family and friends, less… Continue reading Vmtandem – Chornyi Valentyn, Maria Bondarenko
Oksana Chepelyk
Kyiv, Ukraine. Multidisciplinary artist. …what is happening now with the pandemic is also for us a kind of attempt to warn humanity, to warn people in order to rethink our activities and our values. Oksana Chepelyk Here is my Story with my answers on your questions: – What is your experience of the pandemic… Continue reading Oksana Chepelyk
Vedran Šilipetar
Born 1980 in Pula, Croatia. Digital art. It is very tough time for artists. I had so much time to work on my art. However, I was more productive than ever but i ‘d rather be less productive and feel free to travel and work as we all used to . Vedran Šilipetar oh… Continue reading Vedran Šilipetar
Mariia Drozdova (UKR)
Painting. For myself I realized that I turned to my inner world more than I had any contact with the outside world. Mariia Drozdova Isolation in a way was made easier for me by art, that’s the space where you can go in any situation. It was difficult without live communication with the public,… Continue reading Mariia Drozdova (UKR)