"To live a childhood" – series shot during summers 2024 - 2025 in Ukraine. Time, when the full-scale Russian invasion takes place on our land. Despite the permanent danger and unpredicted future, a lot of the families decide to stay in their native cities. Children grow with the experience of war and early loss. They lose their right for safe and happy childhood, for calm nights and carefree days. It will be forever imprinted in their DNA and future perception of the world. This series shows how calm and beautiful the young ones are, what the magic power the childhood has.
Natalya Shkurat, Ukrainian visual artist, fine art photographer born and based in Kyiv. First education: Kyiv National Linguistic University. Art education(since 2019): Kyiv Photography school, MYPH Concept photography school and Form Photo Academy (France). Natalia works with geometry, colour and form, investigates the surrounding space – her native city Kyiv epecially in the search of exquisite architecture or colour fragments. Inspired and influenced by the abstract art of 20th century, avant-garde artists and sculptures, contemporary art performers who work with shape, form, colour and
