«Hoping»

That is a series that I have been working on since the summer of 22, using my aerial photos, taken before the war on the coast of the Sea of Azov. The printed frames are painted by me manually. I layered images as meanings and got a kind of geological time scale. All of these reserved places have been occupied since the first day of the Russian invasion to Ukraine. God knows whether these unique lakes will remain there. The series is completed with footage of footprints taken in the same place. They attracted me with their graphic nature. But now they acquire completely different meanings.

Bio
Photographer Olga Volianska (b. 1975), originally from Ukraine, holds degrees in fashion design and architectural design. Based in Odesa, she combines photography, art, and research in her multifaceted works. The challenges of the pandemic and ongoing Russian aggression prompted Olga to focus on shooting in domestic settings and working with personal archives. Her works are exhibited in Ukraine and internationally. Olga is a winner of multiple international competitions. Her work is published in "100 Contemporary Ukrainian Photographers" and is represented in The Cardinal Gallery, Toronto.