Rush hour (2021) by Zoryana Pochynayko - subjektiv.art
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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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"Rush Hour" encapsulates the overwhelming pressure of modern existence—the critical moments when immediate action is demanded and the world expects you to flawlessly perform your assigned role. To reflect this heavy performative burden, the central figure is dressed in a jester’s costume, complete with striking theatrical makeup and a bold, graphic outfit.
However, instead of entertaining, the figure breaks character. She raises her hands—marked with bleeding wounds that hint at the painful sacrifices made to keep up this act—in a universal gesture of surrender. The painting captures the breaking point of burnout, highlighting that quiet but profound moment of admitting, "I give up, I can't handle this anymore," amidst the relentless noise of societal expectations.
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
