It is difficult to make contemporary art in province. 
It is impossible to make contemporary art in Ukrainian province.
Everyone thought that before quarantine.  Than became clear that online communication erased the boundaries between province and big city, but nothing has changed for us, because we always thought otherwise. We live in isolation a-priori because we live in Ukraine firstly and in province secondly. We don’t want to change our place of leaving. Here we have enough time and inspiration to make art. Finally, we have the World and we have each other. 
Some artists are looking for new forms in art because they need to stand out in artistic diversity.  Others are looking for new forms to find their niche in the art market.  We are looking for new forms, because it gives us new opportunities for communication. We are looking for close similarity in way-of-thinking and way-of-filling at first. Therefore, one day photographer and architect on education Max Afanasyev met choreographer and contemporary dancer Julia Artemenko. They both did not want to leave their Ukrainian province, but they both needed to find a way to accept this province with the help of art. It was a long process of correspondence. Finally artists, which were so different before, found common language how to tell about their place of leaving and their fillings – site-specific performances. “Body of works” is our bodies. During performances artists communicate using words or not. The main art product is photos but the process is important no less, because it gives us amazing filling of communication – a very sincere and honest way of communication with the space, time, people, with each other.

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