Season 2, Episode 6 52 min
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The guest of this episode is Alina Zamanova, an artist with international experience whose practice evolves at the intersection of painting, embodiment, and a deep reflection on war. In this conversation, we discuss her journey from Kryvyi Rih to London, her internship at McQueen, her return to Ukraine, and a conscious shift from the fashion industry to fine art.
Alina shares her experience working with oil painting without formal academic training, exhibiting in Europe, participating in residencies, creating projects about children of war, experimenting with sculpture, and developing a series of self-portraits made from Ukrainian soil. This episode is about identity after February 24, the responsibility of the artist, time as a privilege, and art as a way to document memory and resistance.
Season 2, Episode 5 Mar 23, 2026 42 min
In this conversation, we discuss Yevgen Nikiforov's transition from commercial photography to documentary work; his long-term project to archive Ukrainian mosaics; decommunization; the loss of heritage due to war and neglect; and the creation of books and his own visual archive.
Season 2, Episode 4 Mar 23, 2026 35 min
In an open and honest conversation, Masha Reva speaks about creating her new work presented at M17, and about art as a way to process personal trauma, accept oneself, and begin a new chapter in life.
Season 2, Episode 3 Mar 18, 2026 31 min
The guest of the episode is Sasha Maslov, a Ukrainian-American photographer and documentary artist. We talk about his journey from Kharkiv to New York, the American dream of the 2000s, his work in photojournalism, and the search for his own voice in global media.