08/29/2026
๐ผ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ: ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ก๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐จ
We were honored to welcome ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ a Ukrainian-French-Canadian visual and media artist along with her mother Valentina Vyunitskaya to our library. Eugenia resides and practices her art in both Canada and France. Presently Eugenia is involved in a research project for MaCI Maison de la Innovation - House of Creation and Innovation (a university research support unit) located in Grenoble, France. Here is a brief description of this very interesting project:
โINVISIBLE OBJECTS IN MIGRANTSโ HOMES: WHAT AN OLD EMBROIDERY CAN UNVEIL
In the context of the migrant crisis and the renewed interest in migrants' objects, Eugenia Reznikโs project is a research and creation work at the intersection of social sciences and contemporary art. The project focuses on invisible objects in migrant households. Brought from countries of origin and stored in boxes or basements, out of sight of family members, these invisible objects are remnants of the past and carry mnemonic memories. The aim of this research and creation is to explore the roles that invisible fabrics like old clothing, handmade embroideries, placemats, and ritual cloths play through the transmission of memories and stories. The artist intends to question the ways the creative process may bring them "back to life" and serve as a catalyst for the visibility of narratives and fabrics.
Through a call for participation, Eugenia will organize embroidery workshops to collect oral histories of fabrics from participants. She will also explore the remnants of the flax plant in the linen fabrics of her Ukrainian family based on scientific tests conducted during a creation residency she previously carried out at Washington State University. Materials collected during the workshops and tests will be used to create multidisciplinary art works that will include video, light devices, photographs, drawings, embroideries, and stories. โ
More information about this project can be found on these websites:
https://maci.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/en/node/262
https://en.eugeniareznik.com/a-propos
We were so happy to assist Eugenia with her research. We look forward to reading more about her studies and exhibits..