Phantom 

Authors:Margarita Zhurunova / Bohdan Lokatyr, Ukraine

 

Artist statement:

This installation was inspired by the history of the place where it is located.

 

This is the story of a ghost town that almost doesn't exist today, because it was wiped out in World War II, sandwiched between opposing positions.

 

Today Ukrainians perceive these stories about the Second World War II quite differently. They became much more painful because they are repeating in Ukraine right now, in our home. At this very moment, another town in Ukraine is turning into a ghost.

 

This installation is a sign of sadness, a sign of horror.

 

About the artists:

Creative tandem Margarita Zhurunova / Bohdan Lokatyr.

Young artists from Ukraine (Vinnytsia/Lviv). They have been working together since 2015. The main areas of activity are environmental art, easel graphics, art books.

 

Education: Ukrainian Academy of Printing (2012-2018), bachelor's and master's degrees.

 

Winners of the grant of the President of Ukraine for young artists (2019).

Finalists of the Second Biennale of Young Art (Kharkiv, 2019).

M17 Sculpture Prize: Roots and Pollen (M17 gallery, Kyiv, 2020).