Anastasiia Lodde
Painter - Performer
I worked in a genetics lab for ten years and created transgenic plants like wheat and sunflowers. My whole life was focused on science, and when I moved to Denmark in 2019, I was amazed by the people around me, and I started to think about bigger questions. What does happiness mean? Am I happy? Are the people around me happy? Is it something we can create, or is it something connected to who we are and our culture? Does it exist?
To explore these questions, I turned to art. Through my paintings and first impressions, I started to look for answers. I asked myself and the people around me what it is made of and how we find it. Over time, I developed three key elements in my art: fish, houses, and bicycles. The fish represent the values and deep feelings in our hearts—these feelings and memories that we carry through the years and drive us. Houses are our place of safety, our mental home—a place that can be real or imaginary, where we feel safe in difficult times. Bicycles, in turn, act as a life cycle, reminding us that life continues to move, like Samsara.
I try to metaphorically play and highlight important social and personal issues in my works, offering hope and inspiration with bright colours. I aim to help people feel resilient and optimistic even in difficult times.
