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Magid (they/them) are a visual artist who focuses on taboo and culturally sensitive issues, such as mental illness, sexual assault, family honor, and queerness.

On Wednesday 14th of September, we will present you our open studios night, however, this time focusing on the topic of Arab queer heritage. Our newest residents Magid and Ahmad Baba will talk about the origins of their work and the projects they are working on during the residency. They will show us how they define and perceive their Arab heritage and physicality, and whether these areas are mutually exclusive or can find a common dialogue.

We cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition Living according to the sky by Polina Shcherbyna and Krystyna Melnyk, which was created during the two-month residency in the space of KAIR Košice Artist in Residence in April and May 2022.

УКРАЇНСЬКА ВЕРСІЯ ВНИЗУ Open Call for fully-funded residencies aimed to help professionals from Ukraine working in the field of contemporary visual arts. 1) MeetFactory, Prague, Czech Republic 2) hablarenarte / Planta Alta, Madrid, Spain 3) KAIR, Košice, Slovakia 4) Visual Culture Research Center, Ukraine Within the framework of an international project supported by the Creative […]

The summer Open Studios Night will belong to two visual artists – Nastya Didenko (UA) and Valeria Mirhorodchenko (UA). During the evening, they will show you their work and talk about the projects they are working on during their two-month residency. We will be looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday 20 July at 7pm […]

Nastya Didenko (*1994) is a Ukrainian artist living and working in Kyiv. In her artistic practice, she deals with the topics of the position of artists in society, re-evaluation of post-Soviet traumas and precariousness. She expresses these theses through the medium of painting, installation and photography. In 2017 she graduated from the studio of Painting […]