Maria Kulikovska
Dom, 2020
Watercolour on paper
11 4/5 × 8 3/10 in | 30 × 21 cm
Unique
Lysenko Gallery
The original watercolor painting from the ongoing series of drawings on the papers received by artists from different migration and bureaucracy offices. As Maria said, for her, these drawings are...
The original watercolor painting from the ongoing series of drawings on the papers received by artists from different migration and bureaucracy offices. As Maria said, for her, these drawings are her metaphorical answers to all borders in the world, and she will paint her "answers" for that long, as boundaries will exist:
"The human body becomes political, even without its consent. At least, the record that I was born, raised, and lived in Crimea is now very politicized. And it's been going on since the spring of 2014. And every time, the common question: "Who are you? Where are you from?" - are the most difficult and provocative questions. Even though I have always represented Ukraine and radically defended its international interests, I felt abandoned and unprotected inside my country. 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 Crimea is now very politicized. And it's been going on since the spring of 2014. And every time, the common question: "Who are you? Where are you from?" - are the most difficult and provocative questions. Even though I have always represented Ukraine and radically defended its international interests, I felt abandoned and unprotected inside my country. Very often, I faced rejection for my queerness and bisexuality..."