Olena Grishyna is an artist who transforms the language of tradition into a personal journey of resilience and beauty. Born in Kyiv and now based in Chemnitz, she works with painting and ceramics to create dreamlike worlds where memory, loss, and belonging intertwine. At the heart of her practice is Petrykivka painting — a Ukrainian folk art she carries into the present, reshaping it as both a cultural anchor and a source of contemporary expression. Her art is not only seen but felt: a dialogue between fragility and strength, heritage and transformation.