In their works, Nastia investigates the process of identity formation and its fluctuation through both the personal and collective lens by navigating between real and speculative environments, interspecies relationships and various cosmologies. Combining documentary filmmaking with found footage, animation, and performance, allows them to reflect on the ways in which power and political structures are embedded in various narratives: from tales and magic rituals to family cookbooks and public archives.
In their works, Nastia investigates the process of identity formation and its fluctuation through both the personal and collective lens by navigating between real and speculative environments, interspecies relationships and various cosmologies. Combining documentary filmmaking with found footage, animation, and performance, allows them to reflect on the ways in which power and political structures are embedded in various narratives: from tales and magic rituals to family cookbooks and public archives.
I’m not nearly cool yet
A popular slavic mythical creature, The Firebird, reflects on queer history in Southern Ukraine from the declaration of independence in 1991 until roughly 2004, switching between different timelines, characters and rituals, reflecting on the narrative legacies of popular folk tales, religious myths and slavic magic.
Based on archival material from the oldest LGBTQI+ organisation in Ukraine, interviews conducted with community members from the artist’s hometown, Mykolaiv and the first Ukrianian Lesbian Archive, created by Kateryna Farbar.
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