Victoria Myronyuk
Artist in Residence
I am an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and theatermaker. I graduated from the Department of Theory of Culture at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv, completed the Master’s program in Stage Practice and Visual Culture (MPECV) in Madrid, and took the post-graduate course in Advanced Performance and Scenography Studies (APASS) in Brussels.
In my artistic practice, I navigate the intersections of theater, writing, and visual arts, with a primary focus on participatory frameworks. My performances and writings explore ritual structures, examining their boundaries and potential to create new forms of stage relationships among participants. I tend to reconstruct and deconstruct traditional ritual schemes, fostering a sense of closeness among participants through playful methods that deepen trust and facilitate the sharing of personal stories.
I also frequently employ the method of “live history” typically initiated through participatory games within the performance. This method serves as a tool for exploring memories and intersecting (her)stories, creating space for alternative narratives of the past that are often absent from official historiography.
"Along the water", 2025
Performative-meditative walk
During the residency, I developed the performative walk “Along the Water,” exploring the relationships between water, the body, and the city within a local urban lab context. I conducted field research along the canals and rivers of Gdańsk, shaping the route and its performative actions through hydrofeminist thinking and the idea of a secular pilgrimage. An important part of the process was also creating contemporary “badges” as traces of passage and carriers of intention. The project approaches ecology through a hydrofeminist lens, understanding water as a shared medium that connects bodies, environments, and histories, and invites a more relational, embodied form of care.
