By Valeria Dauhalevich
Migration of artists is always a great topic to uncover. Recently I had an opportunity to talk to a Belarusian painter, Nadezhda Hadun, who moved to Hungary 5 years ago. She told me about her experience, and why she had to move.
As it usually happens in complicated political and economical environment, the world of art in Belarus has been in a horrifying condition since the fall of USSR. Totally controlled by the eternal president, the contemporary art is either neutral or under-the-table. The art tradition is outdated, innovation is not welcome. Just like decades ago, the freedom of expression is a dream. And the weak economic situation in the country puts the final dot onto the situation: no money whatsoever in the state organizations and on the art market, which puts even politically neutral artists into a complicated position.
By Hakeem Babalola