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«The Art of Living During Chemotherapy» — is a story of the fight against the disease and at the same time a story of finding new joy and deep meanings, which covered more than six months of the life of the cultural figure, art director of the cultural centre «ART AREA DK» Aliona Vorobyova. The art book contains her reflections, diary entries, notes and heartfelt and frank conversations with friends from the art community, as well as comments from a psychotherapist. The visual part of the art book is made up of photographs that tell about the internal and external changes that have happened to the author."

About the author:

Alyona Vorobyova is a Kharkiv resident, organiser of concerts, theatre projects and festivals, art director of the cultural centre «ART AREA DK».

Why this book is interesting:

The book contains photos of Alona taken by various famous photographers, including Valentin Kuzan, Ekaterina Pereverzeva, Igor Chekachkov, Victoria Agureeva, Margo Kolobova, Kamila Davlyatshina, Vladislav Krasnoshchek. The book won first place in the nomination & laquo;Experiment in Paper» of the competition & laquo;Book of the Future 2020» from the Book Space book festival.

«I think this book is about love. It seems to me that it could well be called not «the art of living», but «the art of loving during chemotherapy»... That is why this book, in my opinion, is particularly important. It is, by and large, not only about Alyona and her story, but about all of us. It is about our willingness to speak up and not give up, about our ability to help, about our capabilities, about our strength. This story can teach us a lot. The main thing is not to be afraid to learn. And not to be afraid to love."

Serhiy Zhadan in the foreword to the book.