© Olena Morozova

Above the Stage

Olena Morozova

2020 — Kyiv, Ukraine

About this series

This is the story of a construction site that has turned into a theatre and workers who have become actors. For a long time, I watched from my windows with sadness as a building emerged, day by day, next to mine. But after some time had passed, the building site next door became a source of interest and fun. I began to make the link between the construction and theater. Before my eyes, a theatrical performance unfolded, replete with decorations, lighting, sharp colors and actors playing their trade. This metamorphosis, taking place in my own mind, was a revelation. I believe positive things can be found everywhere and in everything.

© Olena Morozova
© Olena Morozova
© Olena Morozova
© Olena Morozova
© Olena Morozova
© Olena Morozova
© Olena Morozova
© Olena Morozova
© Olena Morozova
© Olena Morozova

Photographer: Olena Morozova
Nationality: Ukrainian
Based in: Kyiv, Ukraine
Website: https://olenamorozova.com
Instagram: @olenamorozova.art

I am a visual artist based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
I like to create psychological portraits, photo stories, explore themes of spirituality, sexuality, gender identity, stereotypes, psychological and mental disorder, family relationships.
Photography is my passion, lifestyle, philosophy, way of thinking, seeing, understanding the world around and my inner world, search for my reflections, feelings and emotions, self-development and movement forward. I am professionally engaged in photography since 2015.
I studied photography at Privat schools. My teachers are such well-known photographers as Alexander Yakimchuk, Dimitri Bogachuk, Vladimir Seleznev, Viktoria Sorochinski, Sergey Melnichenko, Roman Pyatkovka, Kateryna Radchenko, Valeriy Miloserdov, Igor Chekachkov, Kostyantyn Zorkin.
During 2017-2021 I created several projects, received awards and honors in international photography competitions (IPA, TIFA, FAPA, MIFA, PX3, VIEPA, Encontros da Imagem, The 17th Julia Cameron Award), took part in several group exhibitions, festivals and fairs in Ukraine and Europe, started teaching photography.
My works are presented in Ukrainian and foreign galleries, published in several magazines, newspapers and artbooks.