Moving Voices (Ukrainian portraiture project)

Living portraits that move

The portraits are a series of very high resolution still images that are played one after another - a bit like a video, only much higher resolution & quality, that have the feel of a classical portrait that is living and breathing.

The purpose of the project is to take a look at where contemporary Ukrainian culture is, what motivates and inspires today’s generation of artists, writers, musicians, sculptors, choreographers, dancers, architects, and creative individuals of all descriptions.

Questions about the project

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This project is specifically portraits of artists, musicians, sculptors, writers, architects, choreographers, performers, composers, and any other creative Ukrainians who can be said to be part of today’s Ukrainian culture.
The project is an art project, and is sponsored by myself as an artist, there isn’t anyone else or any organisation behind it, and I have no political or national affiliation…
EXCEPT that Creative Scotland, which is the Scottish Government’s arts funding organisation, has very kindly agreed to provide funding to support the project.
I’ve been closely connected to Ukraine for over 30 years, with family & many friends there. In the 1990’s I bought our family cottage in Kherson, and in 2013 I published an art monograph about Ukraine, called ‘Expectations’.
My new project returns to some of the themes I began exploring decades ago, revisiting some of the same people, but also looking at how Ukrainian culture is changing, how Ukrainian artists of all types are developing Ukraine’s identity in the new geopolitical context.
To allow several takes to be made, with a bit of setup time, it’s a good idea to allow around an hour for the portrait. If you have less time available, I can work with that, but please let me know!
You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.
Of course, please do!
This project is particularly about Ukrainian culture figures, and especially if you know someone who fits that description I would be very happy to hear.
Please do! The best thing is to fill out the contact form here with your question, I’ll get back to you ASAP.