The Ukrainian artist, Kateryna Lysovenko, explores the trauma and vulnerability caused by conflict through her large, vibrant paintings. With exhibitions across Europe, her work has gained more and more attention, culminating in her largest solo exhibition to date at Helsingborgs konsthall on October 3.
“Currently, my art examines who is considered human and who is not, delving into dehumanization. Understanding dehumanization is crucial for ending war and oppression. I love dissolving the boundaries between nature and civilization, between animal and human, and liberating us from hierarchies,” explains Kateryna Lysovenko.
The exhibition title, Allt är möjligt (“Anything is possible”), can be interpreted in two ways, as a warning of worse to come, or the hope that we can shape a better tomorrow.
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This summer, Kateryna Lysovenko displayed her works at the Manifesta 16 biennial in the Ruhr and has held exhibitions in both Zurich and Salzburg. In addition to the exhibition in Helsingborg, another is being planned for Vienna this autumn.
37-year-old Kateryna Lysovenko grew up and received her art education in Odesa and at the Art Academy in Kyiv. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, she has lived and worked in Vienna.
Her paintings are populated by ghostly figures and flayed bodies – combining ancient mythology with the reality of war-torn Ukraine, shaped by dreams of the future and memories of more peaceful times.
– Kateryna Lysovenko’s art explores what war means for the individual on a human level. As time passes, the experiences of war symbolically embed themselves in human DNA and alter our societies. As Martin Schibli, curator and exhibition organiser at Helsingborgs konsthall, states; this exhibition concerns the future of all of Europe.
A feminist perspective runs like a thread through Lysovenko’s artistic expression. Themes of the body, violence, power, and humanity recur, again and again, in her paintings, where the boundaries between human and animal, and between human and non-human, are constantly interrogated.
Kateryna Lysovenko has gained significant recognition in recent years. Her works have been acquired by European art collections, such as the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and she received the prestigious Münze Österreich Prize in 2025.
The exhibition at Helsingborgs konsthall runs from October 3, 2026, to January 17, 2027.
A program of lectures, discussions, and tours accompanies the exhibition. The entire program.
