This story began in Bolotnia, a small town 100 km from Kyiv, where Maria Prymachenko was born and lived, and at the local history museum in Ivankiv, where part of her work was preserved. When the Russian army occupied the town and destroyed the museum, Prymachenko’s fantastic beasts scattered across the world. First, they arrived in Kyiv, inhabiting Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital as a mural, and the city streets through posters, stickers, and bright clothing. Then they went abroad — to discover the world for themselves, and Ukraine for the world.

This story began in Bolotnia, a small town 100 km from Kyiv, where Maria Prymachenko was born and lived, and at the local history museum in Ivankiv, where part of her work was preserved. When the Russian army occupied the town and destroyed the museum, Prymachenko’s fantastic beasts scattered across the world. First, they arrived in Kyiv, inhabiting Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital as a mural, and the city streets through posters, stickers, and bright clothing. Then they went abroad — to discover the world for themselves, and Ukraine for the world.

This story began in Bolotnia, a small town 100 km from Kyiv, where Maria Prymachenko was born and lived, and at the local history museum in Ivankiv, where part of her work was preserved. When the Russian army occupied the town and destroyed the museum, Prymachenko’s fantastic beasts scattered across the world. First, they arrived in Kyiv, inhabiting Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital as a mural, and the city streets through posters, stickers, and bright clothing. Then they went abroad — to discover the world for themselves, and Ukraine for the world.