Photographer, Tetiana Popyk is bringing her distinctive artistic vision to Art Basel week in Basel, Switzerland, one of the world's most prestigious art events from the 18–21 June.
Tetiana's subjects usually emerge from places, encounters and stories that stay with her long after she experiences them. She's drawn to traces of cultural memory, rituals, and people who reflect a connection between past and present.
She has been working in photography for more than 15 years, and what inspired her was the possibility of creating something unique for each person, project or brand.
She's interested in finding a perspective that feels authentic and distinctive. She wants her photographs to invite viewers to look a little longer and discover new layers of meaning and reflections.
Tetiana's series Mexico Fragments explores identity, memory, and cultural connections through fragmented visual narratives.
The exhibition focuses on how people navigate periods of change and uncertainty which are themes that are also present in her work.
She hopes that her viewers not only notice the visual layers within photographs, but also the cultural and historical references hidden inside them. She also wants to encourage viewers to look beyond the surface and reflect on how history, rituals, and collective memory continue to influence our lives, even in the modern world.
Her series includes elements inspired by Mayan pyramids, Aztec sculptures, traditional Mexican dances, and traces of ancient beliefs that continue to shape cultural identity today. Through fragmentation and collage, she wanted to reflect this connection between past and present, memory, and transformation.
