SONYA ISUPOVA (UA)
Period of residence: July 2024
A graduate of the Estonian Academy of Art and HEAD – Genève, Sonya Isupova is a Geneva-based Ukrainian visual artist and designer, laureate of the Nestlé Young Art Prize 2023 and finalist for the Red Cross Prix Art Humanité in 2023. In her work, Isupova explores themes of postcolonialism, territoriality, and the dichotomy inherent in mapmaking in an uncertain world. Blending art and design research, her recent projects take the form of collaborative machines centered on mapping processes and aim in particular to detect changes in the landscapes of her native country during wartime. Through her practice, she explores the complex relationship between humans and machines, remote sensing infrastructures and their inherent limitations.
Sonya Isupova, La Becque, photo Aurélien Haslebacher