Time & Location
Mar 03, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Budapest, Budapest, Bartók Béla út 37, 1114 Hungary
About the event
Xenia Petrovska (b. 1988) is a Ukrainian photographer based in Germany. She studied at both the
MYPH art school and the Kyiv School of Photography. Petrovska has participated in numerous group
exhibitions across Ukraine and Europe; she was selected as a Fresh Eyes European Talent by GUP
Magazine in 2021 and for the Futures Photography platform in 2022. She is a member of the
Ukrainian Women Photographers Organisation.
“War Diary. Catastrophizing” April-September 2022
I was in Germany when the full-scale invasion began and was planning to return to Ukraine in April.
After February 24, it seemed that life stopped forever. Negative foreboding, the anticipation of the
worst, and the scale of the consequences consumed me totally. My brain was visualising fear. In
these photos I captured my emotional state after nightmares, watching the news, and reading
messages from my relatives in Ukraine.
“The blossoms on the grave” September 2022, Germany
The blossoms on the grave are what we become after death. Portrait of a person without a person.
This is an attempt to think about the past, present, living, dead, waking, and sleeping. Each blossom
symbolizes memories that continue to live on even after we have departed. In this gentle intertwining
between the present and eternity, we find comfort in the connections that remain, even when we are
no longer here to experience them.
“Gummosis” Mykolaiv region, 2024
The tree cries – that's what I was told in my childhood when I saw this phenomenon. When the bark of
the tree is damaged, it secretes resin, which helps protect the edges of the wound. The tree may
produce more sap under stress. Under normal conditions, the resin is a part of the tree's metabolism,
helping it maintain health and vitality. When it hardens, it can reflect processes of change and
transformation in life.
“Oscillation” Mykolaiv region, 2025
This photograph, taken in Ukraine in April 2025, embodies the oscillation of emotion through
its portrayal of a barren branch suspended on power lines against a dark sky. The stark
contrast serves as a metaphor for the tension between hope and despair, highlighting the
fragility of the human experience. This visual narrative invites viewers to reflect on their own
emotional journeys, resonating with the complexities of resilience and vulnerability.