Three questions to Sestry Feldman
About Sestry Feldman
Twin sisters Mishel and Nicol Feldman, known as Sestry Feldman, have never followed convention. Born in Dnipro in 1996, their artistic journey began at the age of eight, driven by an innate curiosity and a family that valued freedom, self-expression, and resilience.
Their father—a political prisoner under the Kuchma regime —remained an unseen figure until they were eight. But when they sent him a childhood portrait, his reply was simple yet profound: “It’s a masterpiece.» That single phrase became their silent manifesto—a sign that art was their destiny.
From Kyiv’s subway walls to global exhibitions in Paris, Brussels, and Tel Aviv, their work is a fearless mix of street art, political satire, and electrifying visual storytelling. Their murals, bursting with modernised Cossacks, surreal talismans, and raw emotion, are not just paintings—they are acts of defiance, echoes of history, and visions of the future.
Their five-episode animated series "Yoyo", initially meant as a yoga guide for children, turned into a satirical take on AI and humanity’s future, blending humour and dystopian vision.
With no formal training, their education comes from cinema, techno beats, and the streets. Their art pulses with movement, rebellion, and energy—a world where vibrant colors meet stark realities, where every piece demands attention.
What are the main issues that concern you at the moment?
The issues of consciousness and choice that are now being actively studied by science. We are on the verge of a revolution, technologies promote external principles that separate people, and values are relegated to the background, which creates a distance between people, making them easier to control.
What are you afraid of?
Not distinguishing good from evil. Now there is a struggle between democracy and totalitarianism and capitalism, there may be many temptations, but when people are conscious, they make a choice that is more difficult but it is the right one. It is always easier to choose evil, this is our free will. When it is not difficult to make a choice, it is not a choice.
Where do you get the courage to do what you want?
This is the best format for liberation from aggression so far. Each of us has a light and a dark side, they both need to be realized and manifested in the physical world. The light side is wonderful, it cannot be stopped, and for the dark side we need to come up with a form in which it would not be destructive and at the same time would be realized.
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