Flowers and Dust

Mykyta Vlasov / Ukraine / 2026 / World Premiere / 4 min.

synopsis

Calligraphic ink, brush and water: vegetation proliferates across a white surface, unfurling into flowers and branching into a delicate, hair-like network of veins. A melancholy voice seeps into it, singing of an abyss held at bay by flowers and grains of dust. Sharp, regular edges of digital seams and fragile yet defiant verses cut through the organic growth.

“Flowers and Dust is a reflection on memory: on what remains between words, between a breath and an exhale, between creation and disappearance.” — Mykyta Vlasov

biography

Mykyta Vlasov (1977) is a Ukrainian visual artist and experimental filmmaker. Since the 1990s, he has been working in animation, graphic design and illustration. Since 2013, he has been focusing on drawing with Chinese ink, which he combines with digital technologies. He explores the expressiveness of gesture, material and the moving image. In 2022, he co-founded and has been leading the independent art association Nahirna. He lives and works in Kyiv.