Yarema Malashchuk & Roman Himey

Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Himey (based in Kyiv, Ukraine) are working on the edge of visual art and cinema as artists, film directors and cinematographers. In their work, they are exploring the image of the crowd, as a separate character in history and culture. In 2018, they won Special Prize at PinchukArtCentre.

Education:

2013 Roman Himey graduated from Institute of Screen Arts Kyiv, Ukraine (Bachelor degree)
2014 Yarema Malashchuk graduated from Institute of Screen Arts Kyiv, Ukraine (Bachelor degree)

Exhibitions:

2019 frei_raum Q21 exhibition space / MQ – MuseumsQuartier “Dance of Urgency”. Vienna, Austria
2019 Bursa Gallery, ‘Blue Blue Sky’ (Solo show in collaboration with Vova Vorotniov), Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 IZOLYATSIA. Platform for cultural initiatives, ‘What is important’, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 Brave! Factory Festival: Visual Programme, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 PinchukArtCentre, ‘20 shortlisted artists for the PinchukArtCentre Prize’, Kyiv, Ukraine
2017 Bursa Gallery, Kyiv Biennial ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’, Ukraine
2017 XX?’s Gallery ‘One Day Project’ Kyiv, Ukraine
2017 Art Courtyard, ‘Venice Afterparty’ Kyiv, Ukraine

Selected Films:

2019 ‘Documenting Cxema’, short, video-installation
2019 ‘Zarvanytsia’ full length documentary.
2018 ‘In Memory of Lost Love’ (with Pavlo Yurov, Katia Libkind, Oleksandr Steshenko. tv-series, video-installation, short
2018 ‘To Whom Have You Abandoned Us, Our Father’ short, video-installation
2017 ‘State Institution’, short, video-installation

Selected Cinematography:

2019 The Shadow of “Dream” cast upon Giardini della Biennale, curated by Open Group (Ukrainian Pavillion at Venice Biennale)
2018 Metahaven’s ‘Hometown’ Special screenings at MoMA PS1 New York, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
2017 ‘Technical Break’, Best Short Film at ‘Black Nights’ Tallinn IFF, Estonia
2016 ‘Nail’, Best Ukrainian Short Film at Odessa IFF, Ukraine
2015 ‘Son’, Official Selection ‘Clermont-Ferrand’ IFF, France

Honors and Awards:

Special Prize 2018, PinchukArtCentre Prize, Kyiv, Ukraine
Best Production Award 2018, FFFK, Ukraine

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