Daria, a Ukrainian artist, sketcher, and visual storyteller currently based in Czechia.

My month at the residency felt like an art adventure, a rare chance to fully dive into my practice. Coming from Ukraine, landscapes hold a therapeutic weight for me, and painting them in bold colors became a way to process both movement and memory.

I carried my Fujifilm camera on every hike with fellow residents, capturing moments on both digital and black-and-white film, later developing the rolls in the darkroom.

Evenings were spent editing and retouching footage for my YouTube project, weaving together the day’s sketches and journeys. This balance of studio focus and outdoor exploration grounded me, turning the residency into both creative work and healing.

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