Identity Ethnics is an ongoing installation project that investigates the transmission of cultural memory and its influence on the identity of women today. The work stems from a personal need to reconnect with the ancestral layers of Ukrainian culture and explore how these layers interact with the shifting realities of modern society. The installation features porcelain forms reminiscent of simplified female figures from the Chalcolithic period — abstract, rooted in prehistoric archetypes, yet intentionally ambiguous. They are suspended in space, held by threads and metal elements, referencing both fragility and resilience. This formal language bridges thousands of years and opens a dialogue between tradition and transformation. The project reflects on how cultural traditions are preserved and passed down — through land, body, and ritual — and questions how much of that heritage we, as women, still carry consciously or unconsciously. It also explores how these inherited structures coexist with contemporary forces: political pressure, war, displacement, religion, and social expectations.
