Maria Kulikovska
Migration offices. So Zi ales Jugend und Familie, 2020
Watercolour on migration office paper
30 × 21 cm
Unique
Lysenko Gallery
The original watercolor painting from the on-going series of drawings on the papers, received by artist from different migration and bureaucracy offices. As Maria said, for her these drawings are...
The original watercolor painting from the on-going series of drawings on the papers, received by artist from different migration and bureaucracy offices. As Maria said, for her these drawings are her own metaphorical answers to all borders in the world, and she will paint her "answers" that long, as borders will exist:
"The human body becomes political, even without its consent. At least, the record that I was born, raised, and lived in the Crimea is now very politicized. And it's been going on since spring 2014. And every time the regular questions: "Who are you? Where are you from?" - are the most difficult and provocative questions. Despite the fact that I have always represented Ukraine and radically defended its interests at the international level, and inside my country I felt abandoned and unprotected. Very often I faced rejection for my queerness and bisexuality..."
"The human body becomes political, even without its consent. At least, the record that I was born, raised, and lived in the Crimea is now very politicized. And it's been going on since spring 2014. And every time the regular questions: "Who are you? Where are you from?" - are the most difficult and provocative questions. Despite the fact that I have always represented Ukraine and radically defended its interests at the international level, and inside my country I felt abandoned and unprotected. Very often I faced rejection for my queerness and bisexuality..."