MADE IN UKRAINE - The project reflection after Feb 24

THE PROJECT I WAS WORKING ON TOOK ANOTHER TURN AFTER FEB 24. THERE WERE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH EMOTIONALLY, KNOWING THAT OUR RELATIVES WERE STILL THERE AND BEING AFRAID THAT SOMETHING TERRIBLE COULD HAPPEN TO THEM. MY MIND AND BODY WERE PARALYZED COMPLETELY. BUT, THANKS TO THIS PROJECT AND THE ACADEMY OF ART COMMUNITY, I GOT MYSELF BACK AND PUT ALL MY ENERGY INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESS. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FEAR, AS I REMEMBER, WAS THE FEAR OF ANOTHER WAR. IMAGINE LIVING IN A TIME WHEN THIS FEAR CAME TRUE. FOR A CREATIVE DIRECTION, I CHOSE TO GO WITH A MORE POSTER LOOK, ILLUSTRATIVE, MINIMAL, GRAPHIC, BOLD COLORS, EVERYTHING YOU WOULD EXPECT OF PROPAGANDA POSTERS, AND COMBINING ALL THESE ELEMENTS WITH A TOUCH OF FASHION. THANK YOU, NOTES TO NICOLAS GUTIERREZ, MY INSTRUCTOR, FOR HELPING, GIVING ME FEEDBACK, AND SUPPORTING ME WITH THIS PROJECT THROUGHOUT THE SPRING SEMESTER; FLORE MORTON FOR INSPIRING ME TO TURN THIS PROJECT AND REFLECT ON MY FEELINGS DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES AND TO CREATE THE IMAGE WITH AN OVERSIZED HAT BRIM WITH BULLET-LIKE HOLES; SPECIAL THANKS TO PATRIC WANG, A WIZARD IN HIS FIELD, FOR CONSULTING ME ON HAT BRIMS MAKING AND SHARING LOCAL FABRIC SHOPPING RESOURCES; OLEG BUROV FOR ASSISTING AND HELPING TO CUT OUT HAT BRIMS AND GET THE FINAL SHOTS. I COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.