Constructing Hope: Ukraine

Center for Architecture, New York.
2024

Chicago Architecture Center.
2025
Visual Identity 
Exhibition Design














The exhibition highlights new architectural practices for Ukraine’s
reconstruction. A cross-shaped adhesive tape, used to prevent glass
shattering, symbolizes war’s impact and civilian protection.
Echoing traditional Ukrainian embroidery, it ties to cultural heritage.

Bespoke letters paired with accessible fonts reflect the rough,
urgent repair of damaged street signs, emphasizing speed and
functionality over perfection during the war.























Curators: Ashley Bigham, Betty Roytburd,
Sasha Topolnytska

Photo: Matthew Carasella, Jenna Bascom,
Sasha Topolnytska



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One of Ukraine’s Essential Defenses
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Surface: In Ukraine, Architecture
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Innovation in Isolation.
The Story of Ukrainian IT
from the 1940s to the Present


MacPaw.
2024

Photos by Volodymyr Nevzorov
Art Direction
Book Design

 





The publication traces Ukraine’s journey from a Soviet republic
to a European innovation hub, beginning in 1947.
Blending digital and print aesthetics, the book bridges past
and present. Its cover, inspired by vintage electronic computers,
symbolizes a historic hard drive, encapsulating the narrative.





















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Bettter. Upcycling System 

Bettter is the first system of upcycled clothing
that operates as a multifaceted platform with
a shared purpose.

Bettter.
2020
Design for Online Campaigns.
Layouts: Drop_00_vol2 / Drop_00_vol3 / Drop_01 


                            





                                    
Kaleidoscope of Histories. Ukrainian Art. 1912-2023

Albertinum, Dresden.
2023

Exhibition views: Photos by Oliver Killig

Exhibition Design
Art Direction





The main form, a lined-out square, references the work of
Ukrainian avant-garde artist Vasyl Yermilov (1894–1968).
It is a unifying symbol, connecting images and information from
different epochs in Ukraine’s history. This graphic form runs
through the entire identity, acting as a modular grid for layouts,
and signage, and offering versatile configurations for
developing additional graphic elements












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Curators: Tatiana Kochubinska, Maria Isserlis
Designers: Alexandra Karpova, typesetting for the exhibition walls; 
Harald Slaterus, catalog design (Museum de Fundatie, Waanders Publishers,
Zwolle; Staatliche Kunstssammlungen Dresden) 

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Poetry and Performance.
The Eastern European Perspective


Dnipro Center for Contemporary Culture.
Dnipro. 2021
Exhibition Visual Identity










The visual concept for the exhibition Poetry & Performance draws
from the artworks it showcases. Rhythmic lines, resembling text lines,
symbolize an imagined narrative uniting all pieces. The graphic overlay
of Перформанс and Performance reflects a performative approach,
offering a glimpse into the visual poetry explored in the exhibition.





Curators: Sabine Hansgen, Tomas Glanc, Kateryna Rusetska,
Yuri Birte Anderson. In cooperation with Yaroslav Futymskyi.
   Aliona Solomadina / graphic design