Ukraine Solidarity Residencies Programme Artist Talk

Welcome to the public Artist Talk featuring Ukrainian artists Kateryna Yehorova, Maryna Semenkova, Polina Choni, and Sergii Shaulis on 7.12 at 13.30-15.30 at Villa Eläintarha (Eläinterhantie 14) in the framework of Ukraine Solidarity Residencies Programme.

Kateryna, Maryna, Polina, and Sergii, all of whom are currently in residencies in Finland, will talk about their art practice, topics and techniques they work with, as well as their experiences in Finland.

Programme:

13:30-13:45 Coffee and mingling
13:45-15:05 Katerina Yehorva
14:10-14:30 Maryna Semenkova
14:30 Break
14:40-15.00 Polina Choni
15:10-15:30 Sergii Shaulis

More about the artists:

Kateryna Yehorova (currently at Art Center Salmela) has a background in Design, she graduated from Odessa Art College in 2010 and Graphics, and from Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts in 2016. The main artistic method inherent in Kateryna's works is magical realism. The expressive technique has been developed by the artist into a recognizable style. Kateryna's works combine realistic plots with allegorical images, where the starting point is the artist's own perception of the environment. Kateryna works mainly with gouache on paper and printing techniques.

Maryna Semenkova (currently at Nelimarkka Museum Residency) is a socially engaged multimedia artist and researcher from Odessa, Ukraine, who uses photography and performance as her main mediums. The main directions of her art practices are ecofeminism and collective memory. Maryna sees the war between the former Soviet Union members, Russian Federation and Ukraine, as a trigger that uncovered unreflected topics at the level of nations and states and considers as her task to raise these topics through visual constructions. The artist shows social phenomena through the prism of personal history.

Polina Choni (currently at AARK) has a background in Fashion, she graduated from Kiyv National University of Technology and Design in 2017. She works with the topics of environment, sustainability, and biodiversity. The sensory perception of material, texture, and colour plays an essential role in her practice. Nature is a source of inspiration and research for Polina, driving her exploration of the harmonious coexistence of humans with the environment.

Sergii Shaulis (currently at Värtsilä Artist Residency) is a Ukrainian artist and sculptor who combines traditional sculpting techniques such as metal casting and welding with modern 3D technologies. For Sergii, a prevailing topic of the last 9 years has been war. The artist keeps the opportunity to return, rethink, and introduce new forms and meanings to the existing series. This process is essentially endless and thus interesting to the artist.

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