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ArtEvol 2025 / Tamara Ustenko
Ukrainian Archaeology , 2025 Bones Each bone 20 × 3 × 2 cm
Tamara Ustenko is a Ukrainian artist based in London who recently completed an MA in Photography at the Royal College of Art. Ustenko works across sculpture, moving image, photography and installation to investigate suppressed histories, collective memory and the resilience of cultural identity. The practice constructs layered archaeological narratives, including sculptural books made of bones, walkable floor sculptures embedding hidden strata of resistance, beneath tarmac and staged forensic photographs printed on wallpaper.
Artwork Introduction Ukrainian Archaeology is an experimental sculptural book made of bones, each serving as a page that tells the story of Ukraine’s repressed history and represents physical evidence of its hidden culture. Embedded within the bones are organic and symbolic materials, including moss, ash, bread and the artist’s blood, each carrying a charge of memory, ritual and resilience.
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