Born in 1990 in the city of Shostka, Ukraine, he developed an early fascination with researching and collecting insects – a passion that continues to shape his artistic practice today. His introduction to photography came gradually, beginning with macro images of flowers and landscapes taken with a simple compact Canon camera. He later moved into portraiture, often photographing freckled young women and exploring complementary colour combinations in carefully composed shoots.
His more recent series featuring butterflies, beetles, mirrors and pastel tones was created in Kyiv between May and October 2022, after the outbreak of war. During this period, he became acutely aware of how external conditions – habitat, discomfort, the absence of familiar surroundings, an altered rhythm of life and the emotional weight of national events – shape inner perception and influence creative expression.
In his current body of work, which both reflects these sensations and seeks abstraction from the constant flow of news, themes of alienation and facelessness emerge. The emphasis shifts from the individual to surrounding objects and lifeless forms that frame emotionless faces, suggesting distance and withdrawal from the environment. Insects appear not merely as biological entities, but as symbolic forms.
All works are created using real insects and without the use of artificial intelligence.