In her work, Yevheniia Kriuk aims to challenge traditional notions of beauty and desire by presenting a queer and feminine perspective on sexuality that is rooted in nature by using plants and flowers as material.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022, people’s perceptions in Ukraine have changed. A peaceful, carefree life can no longer be taken for granted. The absence of sirens in Yevheniia Kriuk’s current environment at Künstlerhaus Bremen means the absence of an alarming but grounding sound for her, that provokes awareness of mortality: “Being abroad, I’m usually afraid of loud noises, planes or salutes. As a refugee in Germany I was trying to cope with bureaucracy. Considering that I was lost, depressed and shocked, I was terrible at it. I depicted my state with naive drawings on German documents.” Yevheniia Kriuk has continued the paintings she created during her escape from war, bureaucracy and her return to her home in Kyiv in the guest studio of the Künstlerhaus Bremen.