Reception is on Saturday, January 24, 5-7 pm

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The war in Ukraine began in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022. More than three and a half years later, the war continues: territories remain occupied, and daily attacks on civilians persist. This ongoing destruction and the profound human toll it carries are the foundation of my work.

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I focus on how people endure loss, uncertainty, and the fragmentation of their lives. Many Ukrainians have lost everything—homes, communities, and loved ones buried beneath the ruins of places they once built together. Every day brings new deaths: neighbors, children, civilians, and soldiers. This constant presence of grief shapes the reality I respond to in my practice.

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The series draws from the devastated landscapes of cities I once walked, and from stories of friends, soldiers, and people who survived occupation, torture, and displacement. My materials—wire, glazes, underglazes, oxides, carry the tension between fragility and brutality.

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Landscape itself holds multiple meanings for me: the agricultural fields once full of life, the political and digital landscapes shaped by decisions and propaganda, and the physical ground filled with bodies, shrapnel, and unexploded ordnance. My work exists in the intersection of these realities, where beauty, memory, and devastation collide.

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The reception will be held at Imaginook on Saturday, January 24, 5-7 pm.