Handmade Portraits: Yevgeniya’s Masks

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Story by asnateribena

Published on Nov 22, 2011 in Watch

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(Music by Distordeon)

Yevgeniya Kilupe, a Holocaust survivor and self-taught artist, started making masks to supplement her pension after a life of working in the factory. Around six years ago, artist Christine Jurjane discovered Yevgeniya and her otherworldly masks at a market and immediately recognized Yevgeniya’s talent. Christine introduced Yevgeniya to Linda Luse, the owner of Galerija Istaba, and they soon put on an exhibition of these fantastical papier mache “characters” to wide acclaim, eventually supporting Yevgeniya to open her very own Etsy shop.

Asnate Ribena is a freelance film director, journalist, editor, and producer based in Riga, Latvia.

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