VISUAL ARTIST & PHOTOGRAPHER, UA

BIO

Ukraine-born visual artist, photographer, and cultural manager in the Contemporary Art department at Mystetskyi Arsenal, currently based in Kyiv.

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Olena’s academic background in Mathematics, with a BA (2016) and an MA (2018) from Kyiv Pedagogical University, has a significant influence on her visual art projects.

This strong foundation infuses her works with a deep exploration of form and structure, despite her absence of formal art education.

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​Her current photographic practice mainly focuses on projects revolving around the human body and its perception, which she explores through intimate portraiture.

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While photography remains her primary medium, she is also drawn to multidisciplinary collaborations with artists from other disciplines, notably those in performance and sound.

More recently, her artistic practice has shifted towards contemporary pieces addressing the ongoing war in Ukraine. Through her art, she explores the impact of war on the human experience and seeks to raise awareness and encourage dialogue around this issue.

 

As a photographer, Olena is represented by the Botkyrka Municipality collection in Stockholm, Sweden.

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KEY ART PROJECTS

• Normal'NO — an audio-visual collaborative project about the new normality of living through the war in Ukraine (2022-24).

• PTSD — an audio collaborative project about the post-traumatic disorder as an invisible consequence of war (2023).

• Verblasst — an audio-visual collaborative project with German-based music band Mahendra (2021).

• Solo photo projects about human bodies: Contortion (2020-ongoing) and No Shame To Be As You Are (2020-22).

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INTERVIEWS

• For Nytt i Flempan media SE (Dec, 2023)

• For Botkyrka Municipality EN (Sep, 2023)

• For Botkyrka Konshall EN|SE (May, 2023)

• For AMAZONEN Magazin EN (Oct, 2022)

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

• Normal’NO (extended version), Zeitraumexit, Mannheim (Jun 2024)

• Normal'NO, Botkyrka Konsthall, Stockholm (Sep-Dec 2023)

• Vernissage, Indie Heads Gallery, Berlin (Dec 2022)

• Navmannya, Zamostian Gallery of Fine Arts (Kyiv, Apr 2016)

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For more information please check  the artist's CV.

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For inquiries, please contact at helen.krivoruchko[at]gmail.com or send a direct message on Instagram.