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Zoryana Pochynayko
Artist from Ukraine
Zoryana Pochynayko is a Ukrainian visual artist, theatre maker and composer whose practice explores the boundaries between the corporeal, the mythical and the subconscious. Working primarily with painting, performance, sound and moving image, she creates hybrid worlds where ancient archetypes encounter contemporary anxieties and fragmented realities.
Her visual practice is rooted in an intuitive and embodied approach. Drawing on mythology, ritual, Butoh, folk traditions and dream imagery, she investigates transformation, identity, vulnerability and the unstable boundary between human and non-human. Her paintings often emerge as visceral, enigmatic figures and landscapes that seem to exist somewhere between a dream, a ritual and a distorted memory.
Alongside her visual art practice, she is the founder and artistic director of Zhivago Independent Theatre and the founder of the experimental music project MRYAKA. Her interdisciplinary work frequently brings together image, sou
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Zoryana Pochynayko
Artist from Ukraine
Zoryana Pochynayko is a Ukrainian visual artist, theatre maker and composer whose practice explores the boundaries between the corporeal, the mythical and the subconscious. Working primarily with painting, performance, sound and moving image, she creates hybrid worlds where ancient archetypes encounter contemporary anxieties and fragmented realities.
Her visual practice is rooted in an intuitive and embodied approach. Drawing on mythology, ritual, Butoh, folk traditions and dream imagery, she investigates transformation, identity, vulnerability and the unstable boundary between human and non-human. Her paintings often emerge as visceral, enigmatic figures and landscapes that seem to exist somewhere between a dream, a ritual and a distorted memory.
Alongside her visual art practice, she is the founder and artistic director of Zhivago Independent Theatre and the founder of the experimental music project MRYAKA. Her interdisciplinary work frequently brings together image, sou
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This vibrant, symbolic painting tells a story about how, in nature, there is always an underlying
force that supports humanity. The canvas depicts two contrasting figures—one light and one
dark—intertwined in a mystical space against a rich orange background. The light figure rests
in the safe embrace of the dark, intricate entity, representing this profound, grounding support.
However, the surrounding landscape is heavily saturated with Mexican symbolism of death,
most notably the prominent skulls and the elaborate, brightly colored dotted patterns. This
imagery serves as a poignant reminder that nature, despite its nurturing and supportive
character, is also inherently filled with cruelty and harsh realities. The piece beautifully explores
this delicate dualism, capturing the profound unity of life, death, comfort, and the merciless
cycles of the natural world.
Zoryana Pochynayko is a Ukrainian visual artist, theatre maker and composer whose practice explores the boundaries between the corporeal, the mythical and the subconscious. Working primarily with painting, performance, sound and moving image, she creates hybrid worlds where ancient archetypes encounter contemporary anxieties and fragmented realities.
Her visual practice is rooted in an intuitive and embodied approach. Drawing on mythology, ritual, Butoh, folk traditions and dream imagery, she investigates transformation, identity, vulnerability and the unstable boundary between human and non-human. Her paintings often emerge as visceral, enigmatic figures and landscapes that seem to exist somewhere between a dream, a ritual and a distorted memory.
Alongside her visual art practice, she is the founder and artistic director of Zhivago Independent Theatre and the founder of the experimental music project MRYAKA. Her interdisciplinary work frequently brings together image, sou
