NOT WELCOME
art series, 2022
In the series ‚Not Welcome‘, he combines various media, such as painting, printing and performative design of architecture and urban space. Everywhere he was received in Austria, he noticed dark rubber mats that visitors climbed to enter the building. Kovach overturns and alienates the symbolic power of these everyday objects with a strong actionist gesture.
– Rosanna Dematté / Tiroler Landesmuseen
WELCOME
WELCOME
is a continuation of the project NOT WELCOME. It is a multi-disciplinary project documenting the integration of Ukrainian refugees into Austrian society through a participatory art installation.
The project highlights the personal experiences of refugees and the locals who help them, in order to promote understanding and build bridges between the communities.
The installation was presented at the Spitalskirche Innsbruck from Dec 1–15 2024.
more infos: here
Danylo Kovach
born in 1992 in Zaporizhia, Ukraine,
he is working in the field of graphics, painting, installation and performance. His work is an intensification of the development of performative and installation practices in Ukrainian creative centres, which consistently demonstrates the appeal to current socio-cultural issues. The works are an example of this phenomenon and at the same time reveal a comprehensive approach to the theoretical and practical component.
Kovach studied at the Lviv National Academy of Arts and the performance school of Janusz Baldyga and Przemyslaw Kwik (Lviv). His performative works were especially influenced by the practice of the artist Jürgen Fritz.
The residency of Danylo Kovach was supported by Artists at Risk (AR)-Ukraine Solidarity Team.
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