Vidnova Community

Due to the war, Marina moved from Kyiv to Israel, Arad, and later to Germany, Pirna. Marina is the founder and director of the independent art formation Art. Razom. She is engaged in productions of little-known Ukrainian operas and the popularization of the work of young Ukrainian composers.

Tamila moved from Kharkiv to Maglod, Hungary. She is an artist and will work on the “Transformation” eco-art project using recycling and upcycling technologies. Craftsmen who participated in previous exhibitions will teach 75 people eco-art techniques in a series of masterclasses.

Olga Solovyova from Kyiv moved to Slovakia, the village of Moymyrovtse. She returned to Ukraine to organize creative meetings with her students at the Children’s Academy of Arts and organize free drawing workshops. These meetings aim to be a space to talk about the positive influence of art in such difficult times.

Iryna Kudria moved to Germany from Poland. She is an artist and researcher. She plans to work on a documentary about Ostarbeiters, which will later become the basis for a project about the Holodomor and her family history. Currently, the artist is collecting testimonies, including an interview with Ilya Dashevska from Kyiv, who managed to escape execution in Babyn Yar in 1941.

Kateryna Strelhenko from Dnipro moved to Slovakia. She plans to resume the activities of the “Interesting Cinema” circle, where children and teenagers who want to connect their lives with journalism and film production are engaged. She was a group leader before the full-scale invasion and created social videos on various topics with students.

Maria Burmaka was born in Kharkiv and now lives in Kyiv. Musician, author, and journalist, Maria performs at charity concerts to raise funds for the military and people affected by the war. She performed at a charity concert in Lviv, recorded the soundtrack for the documentary film “Azovstal. Shelter of Love”, and also gave an interview for RBC Ukraine about the challenges for culture in the conditions of war.

Hanna moved from Kyiv to Warsaw, Poland. Hanna is a journalist who will work on recording 8 episodes of the podcast “Back to Yourself” about the decolonization of Ukrainian culture and science. Each episode will be dedicated to one prominent Ukrainian figure whom Russia appropriated.

Olena Brychenko moved from Kyiv to London, Great Britain. During the past years, she initiated the organization and holding of the scientific conference “Food in History”. Currently, she is working on creating and publishing materials about the changes in food culture caused by the war. She developed a questionnaire based on the testimonies of residents of the de-occupied territories: Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. Now, she is analyzing the food practices of Ukrainians under occupation.

Andriy was born in Lviv, where he lives. He is a Paralympic champion in fencing, a teacher at the Lviv Polytechnic University and the Lviv State University of Physical Culture, and co-founder of Accessible Cinema. This initiative helps visually impaired people “see” a movie. Previously, Andriy worked on shows about history and sports in Poland and organized a tournament supporting Ukraine. As part of the Vidnova Ukraine Fellowship, Andriy worked on the “Accessible Cinema” project and military sports rehabilitation.

Olena moved from Sumy to Valencia, Spain. Olena is an entrepreneur and the founder of OKTOWN.com.ua. She is working on restoring and expanding the OKTOWN project and developing a mobile application to support the tourism business in Ukraine.

Andriy moved from Lviv to Spain. Andriy is a musician. His musical career went through various orchestras in Ukraine and abroad (Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia, and others). He returned to resume his activities, develop his vlog, and share his knowledge there.

Valeriya Guevska moved from Kyiv to Graz, Austria. Valeriya is working on publishing a magazine about underground culture, “Potop”. She plans to finalize the Dido typeface, dedicate it to the artist Andrii Sagaidakovsky, and make a video installation for the Konstruksia festival, where she wants to experiment with the ideas of poetic painting, abstract painting, and vernacular inscriptions.