Aza Nizi Maza studio

Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Aza Nizi Maza is an art studio for children and adults, founded by Mykola and Maria Kolomyets in 2012
Before the war, the “AZA NIZI MAZA” studio is a creative and innovative art space. From the first day of the war, the “AZA NIZI MAZA” studio became a bomb shelter and a transfer point through which many people have already passed. There, underground, Mykola Kolomiets makes a poster diary “WHAT I SEE”, in which the works of the studio’s children are considered in the context of wartime. This project received a lot of attention in Ukraine and abroad.

“What I See“
War Diary

If only I could sprout a seed of new life here, in exile, to bring back home and grow my house back from the ashes.

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Dasha K., 11 years old.

When we’ll win – the heart will blossom and will beat in memory of the fallen.

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Veronica, 12 years old.

Sounds of explosions are louder than words.

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Peter V., 12 years old.

A foe is flying ever higher, but we’ve
set his ass on fire.

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Dan R., 10 years old

The white-winged doves are flying through the skies

The white-winged doves brought down enemy planes

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Nastya S. 8 years old