Katya Buchatska
Katya Buchatska was born in 1987 in Kyiv, Ukraine. She studied Graphic Techniques and Illustration at the Institute of NTUU KPI, Kyiv, Ukraine (2003-2007); Fine Art at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Art de Dijon, Dijon, France (2008), and Monumental Painting with Professor Mykola Storozhenko at the National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine (2008-2015). She collaborates with the preservation group for the legacy of the Hutsul naïve artist Paraska Plytka-Horytsvit. From 2016, she works with neurodivergent artists. Buchatska creates sculptures, installations, films, prints, and more, which address human and non-human relations, the remnants of antiquity, corporeal vulnerabilities to violence, and the possibilities that stem from changing perspective.
This World Is Recording
2023,
video, 7’
Moving through the ruined village of Moshchun in Kyiv region, Katya Buchatska reflects on the future of war memorials, which will be built after the end of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Do they have to differ from the memorials to such tragedies as Holodomor or the Holocaust, installed as a warning to future generations against the repetition of dramatic past events? She leaves the question open to the public, at the same time offering her own artistic approach. In her memorial project, Katya suggests looking at the landscape and plants as mediums to transmit the emotional depth of the tragedy. In her new video work, the artist focuses on nature's enduring beauty and resilience in the midst of destruction. She captures the changing landscapes of Moshchun and its surroundings shortly after the de-occupation of these territories. If we plant a tree in each artillery shell crater, will the resulting garden be a living testament to the resilience of the Ukrainian spirit in the face of adversity? Would such a “monument” encourage us to reflect on our past, present, and future?
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October 8–November 12
Where Are We Now, After All Those Endlessly Repeated Words?
Curated by Petro Ryaska, Daria Shevtsova
