Olena Naumenko / News from Ukraine / Artistic residency organised as part of the Polish-Ukrainian co-operation scheme for Ukrainian refugee female artists and their families

Olena Naumenko
News from Ukraine
Artistic residency organised as part of the Polish-Ukrainian
co-operation scheme for Ukrainian refugee female artists and their families

Curated by Weronika Teplicka

 

Opening
12.05.2022 / 5 p.m.

Exhibition
13.05 – 18.05.2022
Centre for Creative Activities in Ustka / Zaruskiego 1a

 

“And each of us dies inside every day.
Again and again.
Even while safe.
Even continuing to live.”
(quote from Facebook)

 

“Unbearable emotional pain every day.
A terrible dream from which it is impossible to wake up.
Anger, tearing the heart apart.
Rethinking life
Rethinking death.
Rethink the power of h
man capabilities.
Rethink the meaning of faith.

Hope.

The desire for freedom above all.
All-embracing love is like a force that overcomes any obstacle.
This is a war for me now. ”

Olena Naumenko

 

Olena Naumenko was born in 1981 in Kiev. She has a degree in painting from the Kiev State Academy of Arts and Architecture (2005). She is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (since 2008) and the artistic group “Yod”. “Using classical and modern techniques I work in the genre of contemporary art with the following materials: magnet, metal, ceramics, painting, crayons. I explore themes of redefining classical painting. Following the birth of my daughter, I deal with the theme of motherhood and the role of the mother-artist in contemporary society. I make video works in order to discover the world around me and try to understand my feelings.” – Olena Naumenko.