Olga Shurygina

In 2017, Olga visits her grandmother for the first time and begins her travels in Uzbekistan. For several years the artist has devoted herself to ceramics, land-art installations, work with her grandmother’s fabrics, and watercolor graphics, engaging local residents in her practices. Thus was born one of her projects, “Shuzbekistan. – a country filled with mythology, heroes and symbols. One of the main characters were “little women.”

In 2019, in Uzbekistan, Olga meets a couple of researchers from Russia and New Zealand, the topic of their research is shamanic traditions around the world. Together they travel around Uzbekistan, interacting with local shamans (bakshi) and planning their next trip to Gabon, Africa. Since then, Olga has lived periodically in Gabon, immersing herself in the local tradition.

“My art is a spirit practice, this is my real reality, which is mixed with dreams and experiences that in no other way can be described except through artistic practices. My specialty is my love of directing, so to speak, creating multi-layered poetic images, so I don’t limit myself to mediums. Each new work or project will always be part of some larger project.”