Impressions from a quiet harbour at the sunset were deeply rooted in my memory. I remembered it as a magical moment. Still water and yachts resting in a small harbour filled my heart with peace. That beautiful place is far away now. Those feelings seem to be far as well. A landscape from the memories is represented in the form of colorful flashbacks. It is no longer a landscape, rather a feeling. It is also an attempt to create a perfect alternative reality and to turn to it when it becomes too hard to bear the surrounding one.
Art for Yana Gryniv is an opportunity to be heard and to encourage others to think. Her artistic path began with pottery and silk-screen printing, then she turned to stained-glass painting and later added painting, photography and installation art to her circle of activities. In 2022 in Vienna she founded a curatorial platform Art Contact Ukraine. The platform facilitates collaboration between artists, cultural/governmental/diplomatic institutions, and activists. The scope of activity is defined through conceptual art, burning issues and cultural heritage.
