Inspired by the architecture of Chicago, Ukrainian artist Aliona Solomadina creates an homage to the city. | ✍️ Lisa Korneichuk
landed in Chicago, leaving behind her flourishing design career, beloved friends, and cozy studio in Kyiv. She was not alone, though. Her mother and 92-year-old grandmother had also fled their war-torn homeland to join her at the residency program in Chicago, to which she had been invited. “That’s the kind of family we are; we cannot leave each other,” Solomadina said.
In 2016, I started an independent practice and worked with various institutions and curators. I also worked with art, fashion, and IT. I was interested in making modern Ukrainian designs. After the pandemic, in 2021, I was teaching and working with students a lot while also designing books, and I was going to expand my team. You could say that at that moment, life was beginning to improve. [You mentioned that you had a choice to stay in Ukraine or leave.
We thought something could happen at the border, but it wouldn’t go any further. We did not expect that on February 24, rockets would be flying and sirens would be wailing over Kyiv.
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