From the Concentration of the Will at M17Hope. From the series "The power of memory"84×59.4 cm, digital collage, print on composite, 1/1, 2022Price on request
From the Concentration of the Will at M17From the ruins From the series "The power of memory"84×59.4 cm, digital collage, print on composite, 1/2, 2022Price on request
From the Concentration of the Will at M17Outside the window. From the series "Dark times"84×59.4 cm, digital collage, print on composite, 1/1, 2023Price on request
From the Concentration of the Will at M17Evacuation. From the series "The power of memory"84×59.4 cm, digital collage, print on composite, 1/1, 2022Price on request
From the Concentration of the Will at M17The dogs surrounded... From the series "Dark times"84×59.4 cm, digital collage, print on composite, 1/1, 2023Price on request
From the Concentration of the Will at M17Birds From the series "The power of memory"84×59.4 cm, digital collage, print on composite, 1/1, 2022Price on request
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The Power of Memory series consists of 16 works and was created in the format of digital collages during March-May 2022. Each of the works tells about the tragedies of various cities and towns that suffered during the war, among them Mariupol, Irpin, Borodyanka, Skovorodinivka, Kharkiv, Odesa, Kyiv, Chernihiv. All works are created from fragments of photographs, both those that accompanied the chronicle of the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, and old photographs of Ukrainians who lived in regions where hostilities took place or are ongoing; these elements are "stitched" with images of ornamental parts from traditional towels.
Some of the works depict a towel, a symbol-laden attribute that accompanied a person from birth to death. In the folk culture, each ethnographic region had its own system of signs, its own towel style, the formation of which was certainly influenced by history. Often, the decoration of towels turned into a kind of message, and their essence depended on the events with which their creation was connected. One way or another, this subject has always had a connection with both personal history and the category of cultural memory.
When creating the collages, scans of Ukrainian postcards and magazines from the beginning of the 20th century, fragments of reproductions and copies of photographs from the collections of the Mykola Babak Foundation, the National Center of Folk Culture "Ivan Honchar Museum" and other collections were used.
The series "Dark Times" appeared during the period when Russia tried to plunge Ukraine into a total blackout in the fall of 2022 - winter of 2023, firing missiles at the energy infrastructure of large cities.
Sacred images emerging from the darkness like phantoms are layered on fragments of modern satellite images of Ukrainian cities or shots of the landscape mutilated by missile attacks, combined with the texture of silver or gold foil, which we often see in pictures from frontline operations. Such a collage combination emphasizes the symbols of sacrifice and tells the story of the indomitable spirit of Ukrainians and their soldiers who make their way through the darkness of war.
Kateryna Lisova's art series
“All works from the Power of Memory series are created from fragments of photographs, both those that became the chronicle of the invasion, and old photographs of Ukrainians who lived in regions where hostilities took place or are still ongoing; these elements are "stitched" together with images of ornamental parts from traditional traditional Rushnyk cloth.
The Dark Times series was created during the period when Russia tried to plunge Ukraine into a total blackout. Sacred images emerging from the darkness like phantoms are layered on fragments of modern satellite images of Ukrainian cities or shots of the landscape mutilated by missile attacks, combined with the texture of silver or gold foil, which we often see in pictures from frontline operations. Such a combination emphasizes the symbols of sacrifice and tells the story of the indomitable spirit of Ukrainians and the soldiers who make their way through the darkness of war.”
About the artist
Kateryna Lisova (Kyiv, 1982)
She graduated with honors from the KHPT (now the M. Boychuk KDADPMD) with a degree in "Decorative and applied art", specializing in "Art embroidery". Professional teachers O. V. Feoklistova, E. E. Talashchenko. The degree is junior specialist. Qualification - master artist (2003).
She graduated with honors from the Mykhailo Boychuk Institute of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design, Faculty of Decorative and Applied Arts, specializing in Costume Design. Professional teachers H. V. Zabashta, N. M. Dyachenko-Zabashta. The degree is a specialist. Qualification — artist of decorative and applied arts. (2009).
She graduated with honors from the National Academy of Culture and Art Managers of Ukraine, faculty — "Institute of Practical Cultural Studies and Art Management". The thesis supervisor is N. Yu. Belichko. The degree is a master's degree. Qualification — expert art critic, gallery specialist (2018).