Katia Riznychenko

"My name is Katia Riznychenko. I was born in Ukraine at the age of 0. 1992 the year it was. From 0 to 17 years old I was exploring the limited though vast world of a small Ukrainian town. During this period my interests varied and were pulled towards natural sciences, football, music, poetry… I tried myself in all these things. After I turned 17 I moved to Kyiv, Ukraine, to study social work. I choose this department almost randomly, but now I know for sure that this is an amazing profession. As a result (and a logical continuation), I now work at humanitarian INGO that provides emergency assistance to the conflict affected population in Ukraine. And here comes the animation. Inspired by Terry Gilliam’s cutout animation in the legendary Monty Python’s Flying Circus episodes, I started to do my own animated thing from time to time. It was around year 2011, and since animation is much more than a hobby to me."