During the first year of the war in Ukraine, life stood still in anticipation. In our rented apartment, we lived out of suitcases, holding onto only the essentials. Cooking daily in one pot, we restricted ourselves to the bare necessities. Awareness of the war came slowly. Initially hopeful for a quick return to normalcy, we realized it meant a completely new life. These flowers, symbols of our peaceful past, froze like our lives at their peak. They signify a suspended time. Only through rebirth can we blossom again, rise, and flourish.
My art is about finding the interesting in the simple and creating magic out of the ordinary. In my work I love to use everyday objects, food, and flowers, inventing some unusual combinations and rethinking the meanings. With the help of bright colors and shades in my artworks, I try to transmit the viewers good mood, joy, inspiration, and desire to make their own visual discoveries.
