Anna Zavalska
- What motivated you to take part in our project?
- First of all, I was inspired by the Track’s idea of combining two unfamiliar artists from different countries in one project. This creative experiment is an opportunity for me to throw out in rhymes what hurts so much in a terrible reality new to our country. I was asked by my friend to write a short text or a poem about travelling by train, about fears and new people and places, leaving, arriving etc. That was a good and exciting challenge and it seems to me that now such thoughts and feelings will be clear to everyone who is forced to leave their home, running away from the war into the unknown…
- How did the war in Ukraine affect you personally?
- This war has changed our lives dramatically. All our plans, our professional achievements and dreams for the future suddenly collapsed. personally, I had to spend two first months of the war far from home for the safety of my six-year-old son, endure separation from my husband, adapt to someone else's reality, engage in charitable projects to help my country in every way I can. for us, every new day is a hard struggle for the sake of victory and the preservation of our country, the lives of our people.
- Tell us about your project partner. What is common between you? And what are the differences that make you complement each other?
- I know not so much about my project partner, but I do know that she is a wonderful and very talented singer. and since we are both connected to music, I will be happy that Amanda's voice will enhance the sound of the poem ... and her improvisation in real time will convey those feelings and emotions that cannot be expressed in words.
- A few words about your joint work. Why did you decide to implement this idea?
- It is important not to be silent, to speak about this war outside of Ukraine in any possible way, especially at the territory of art. such projects help us to be heard and to feel united with the whole world in the struggle for our freedom and rights.
- What would you like to wish the audience of the project?
- Perceive tracks as a symbolic journey into oneself, where each viewer and listener is waiting for personal discoveries, reflections and revelations.
- The first thing you will do when the war is over.
- I will pray for those who did not live to see this victory, but did everything for us to survive. And I’ll meet the sunrise together with my man on the roof top in the heart of Kyiv under a peaceful sky…
- What is the main message of your art work?
- As one famous person said: “Either humanity will end war, or war will end humanity”War destroys destinies, separates us and breaks our lives ...And the main message of the poem is about hope … that the train of destiny will take us to the place where we gonna be safe, protected and even happy. But is all this possible if the heart is left at home? Wherever we are today, we are still staying in Ukraine…
