Not much time left, 130x110 cm, 2024, Acrylic on canvas

In her recent works, Olga Krykun engages with the emotions that arise from observing and experiencing the war in Ukraine, the artist’s motherland, through the lens of smartphones and social media feeds, which have become an archive of wartime atrocities. For many people across the globe, social media is the primary source of information about military operations, organized aid, experiences, and accounts of the victims of Russia’s armed invasion, as well as the culture and history of Ukraine. The brutal images of dead bodies and devastated cities are intertwined with appeals for help and the voices of realpolitik. In recent works including depictions of flowers, Krykun explores the feelings, tensions, internal conflicts, and desires that arise while processing this content. She expresses these feelings through a symbolic use of sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine, and a representation of peace and resilience.

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