Born 1986 in Vasylkiv, Ukraine. Painting. During the pandemic my life did not change dramatically. I get used to live with a sense of fear for my family and for myself. But I continue my creative practice, as I did before the pandemic. Omnia Voivat It is a self-portrait. The red thread, which bounds… Continue reading Omnia Voivat
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.
Dejan Gotić
Born 1987 in Zagreb, Croatia. Multidisciplinary artist. The second and third lockdown were far easier to cope with mentally (certainly not physically), since I have got used to it… Dejan Gotić Being directly affected by the lockdown and the pandemic, which resulted in creation of the submitted work, which was born out of frustration… Continue reading Dejan Gotić
Ivana Bajcer
Born 1993 in Zabok, Croatia. Graphic artist. Pandemic did not demotivate me but it further encouraged me to be more creative. Ivana Bajcer In my work I consider the effects of a pandemic on the individual and on society. I turned this negative and sad time on the positive side because I think art… Continue reading Ivana Bajcer
Terra Neidorf (UKR)
Painting. I realized the importance of my healthy body and how much my work depends on my well-being. Terra Neidorf Many of my fellow artists began to create on the theme of the pandemic, but my attitude changed the focus from the public to my personal. Of course, I completely changed the concept of… Continue reading Terra Neidorf (UKR)
Vadym Lipskykh
Born in Nikolaev city in Ukraine. Drawing, painting. My partner and I were forced to spend 6 months in almost complete isolation in a foreign country… Vadym Lipskykh When the first news of the virus in Wuhan appeared, I was in China, in Shenyang city. I worked as an art teacher at Xing Chen… Continue reading Vadym Lipskykh
Vitaliy Matukhno
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
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