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Participating Artist
Olha Sharafanenko
Berlin, Germany
Olha Sharafanenko is a Ukrainian artist and graduate of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kyiv. Her practice bridges personal narrative and contemporary reflection, exploring themes of memory, identity, psychology, and resilience through painting and visual storytelling.
Drawing from both personal and collective experiences, her work examines how personal histories intersect with broader social and cultural realities. In 2023, she presented her solo exhibition Diary Pages at HAZE GALLERY in Berlin. Since then, her work has been exhibited internationally and featured in international publications and podcasts, including Colour Me Crazy (Mexico), as well as German media focusing on contemporary Ukrainian art.
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Selected Works
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Primorskoye I from Ode to Bessarabia, 2026
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80 x 100 cm
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Primorskoye II from Ode to Bessarabia, 2026
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80 x 100 cm
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Bessarabia Landscapes I from Ode to Bessarabia, 2026
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21 x 29.7 cm
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Bessarabia Landscapes from Ode to Bessarabia, 2026
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21 x 29.7 cm
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Bessarabia Landscapes III from Ode to Bessarabia, 2026
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21 x 29.7 cm
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Bessarabia Landscapes IV from Ode to Bessarabia, 2026
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21 x 29.7 cm
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Bessarabia Landscapes V from Ode to Bessarabia, 2026
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Artist Statement
For the Underground Garden, Olha Sharafanenko presents Ode to Bessarabia, a new series rooted in personal memory and reflections on Ukraine's fate, particularly her homeland in the Odesa region. Through atmospheric and melancholic landscapes, the works trace the quiet transformation of once-vibrant seaside settlements now marked by the realities of war.
Balancing beauty and loss, the series reflects on absence, displacement, and resilience. The abandoned coastlines become witnesses to a changing landscape, carrying the traces of landmines, explosions, and interrupted lives. In the context of Underground Garden, Ode to Bessarabia explores how memory persists within damaged environments and how places continue to hold stories of both fragility and endurance.
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