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.

Oleksandra Sukhetska

Born 1993 in Kiev, Ukraine. Painting. The pandemic has affected my worldview Oleksandra Sukhetska I began to better understand people, their motivations, attitudes and principles. As I watched them prioritize, I also thought about my own. In artistic terms, quarantine was beneficial, as it freed up a lot of time and it was possible to… Continue reading Oleksandra Sukhetska

Sergiy Kornievsky

Born 1967, Dnipro, Ukraine. Painting. Pandemic period is lasting and lasting… Sergiy Kornievsky Nothing has been changed for me this year except restrictions on travelling. I had travelled to Lviv for a while during pandemic, and was surprised of emptiness in the city cafes. That time there were no even take out… Spring came after… Continue reading Sergiy Kornievsky

Iryna Lopatiuk (UKR)

Painting Isolation is usual for an artist. These terms are conditions, when all the oeuvre magic happens. Iryna Lopatiuk It seems unbelievable now that I had spent my holidays in February,2020 in UAE. Firstly, we had booked 12 days in China. Then travel agency asked to change destination due to COVID 19. And our team… Continue reading Iryna Lopatiuk (UKR)

Josip Pratnemer

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

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

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