Bio

I am a Ukrainian artist. I have been drawing all my life. I love art, peacebuilding, and language learning.

¿Qué importancia tiene el arte en tu vida?

Art can bring different people together. It can be a language without words. Art has transformative power. It can also tell us about people, cultures, and historical epochs.

¿Cómo crees que el Arte puede contribuir al fortalecimiento de la Cultura de Paz?

I believe that art helps develop understanding of yourself, the 'other'. It can address audiences and individual viewers and foster a culture of dialogue, attentive listening, and serendipity.

Estamos viviendo un momento marcado por guerras, crisis humanitarias, cambio climático, grandes escándalos en el escenario político, aumento de los casos de feminicidio, autoritarismo e intolerancia religiosa. ¿Cuál de estas cuestiones te afecta más? ¿Qué es lo que más te preocupa en este momento?

I am affected by the war and I would like all wars to end as soon as possible. I am concerned by the fact that the arms race in the world is growing, and AI is replacing people at workplaces.

En tu opinión, ¿cómo puede el Arte contribuir a elevar la conciencia de las personas sobre los temas mencionados?

Art can speak about personal experiences, share feelings and emotions. Creating art, looking at art, attending collective painting and drawing sessions as well as individual creative acts can make people more inspired, compassionate, and willing to create, not destroy.