Odessa artist Denis Nedoluzhenko, currently serving as a junior sergeant in the State Special Transport Service, participated in the exhibition "Art from the Frontlines," which runs from April 24 to 27 in Kyiv.

This exhibition is part of the "Book Country" festival and brings together artists whose works reflect their personal experiences of war and resistance.

Denis's series titled "Motorola 1917" exemplifies the artistic deconstruction of Soviet and contemporary Russian imperial narratives.

"Before my mobilization, I was engaged in painting and ceramics, which provided my income, but my military service gave a new impetus to my creativity. During my service, I stumbled upon Soviet propaganda literature in old textbooks in the pre-conscription training room. That’s when the idea was born: I imagined myself as a student of that time, forced to study the 'heroes' of the empire, and as a small act of resistance, I began to repaint these portraits, deconstructing the myth. Thus, each piece became a form of protest and a reflection of our time of struggle," the artist shared.

Born in 1987 in Chyzheve, Odessa region, Denis graduated from Odessa National University named after I.I. Mechnikov with a degree in microbiology and general virology. He has been participating in art exhibitions since 2018. Currently, he lives and works in Odessa, creating in the genres of painting, sculpture, and decorative ceramics. His main directions are expressionism, neo-expressionism, and new materiality.

Meanwhile, a posthumous exhibition of photographs titled "Fault Lines" by award-winning French photographer Mathieu Chazal has opened in Odessa. Chazal spent nearly two decades traveling around the Black and Mediterranean Seas, documenting wars in various countries.