"Closed Opening" of Petro Boyko's exhibition project
Everything was as promised: a few days before the official start, the "Closed Opening" of Petro Boyko's exhibition project "My Home – My Chaos" announced by the organizers took place.
The event (the word "event" does not convey the meaning of what was happening) took place in the exhibition halls of the Museum of Decorative Arts of Ukraine on Saturday, November 29, 2025.
Living paintings by Petro Boyko
Animated illustrations of the artist's paintings from the exhibition "My Home - My Chaos".
Outside, there is a winter, almost Christmas atmosphere on the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, inside, there is the magic of the creative process, where in a single space there is an art exhibition, a musical stage, a film set and the main focus of the exhibition – "Boyko's Transparent Cube".
The artist and musicians turn into the main characters of the stories, art historians and restorers - into actors (and not always supporting roles), the guests present – into assistants to the director or stage manager, extras and visitors to the exhibition fascinated by the course of events, the professors pretend to be themselves.
The already fantastic museum premises are filled with a "cinematic fog" and the scenes take on an almost mystical meaning: at the "musical" location – HLIBOROB band with premiere of the song "Nachuvaysya", in the "Boyko Cube" – shooting for the press, the filmmakers create material for a new video for the song "Samota", the invited guests enjoy the exhibition and communication.
Sometimes everything that happens seems like improvisation, chaos. In fact, "behind the scenes" is the incredible work of professionals: screenwriters, directors, stage managers, curators, journalists, film crews and support teams.
This day, the main roles are
Artist
Petro Boyko
Project manager
Yeva Nechyporenko
HLIBOROB
Musicians
Illіa Miroshnyk
Valerii Horiuk
Danylo Kokotiukha
Stefan Muzyka
Dmytro Moroz
Sound engineer
David Zghardan
Group manager
Vlada Verhun
Stylist
Liza Fanahei
The film crew of the video "Samota"
Director
Heorhii Derhachov
Screenwriter
Iryna Ahapitova
Director of Photography
Volodymyr Kratinov
Gaffer
Marian Motruk
Lighting Technician
Dmytro Mashoshyn
Camera Technician & Focus Puller
Ihor Saulenko
Makeup Artist
Polina Rozdobudko
Technical crew
Volodymyr Plakhotniuk
Nikita Shekera
Ivan Ordynskyi
Anton Honcharov
Liudmila Strokova
museum director of National museum of decorative arts of Ukraine
Kseniia Bashutska
museum curator
Iryna Beketova
coordinator
Oksana Tsyhanok
author of the texts
Yevhen Tur
technical curator
Yurii Morozov
curator
Bohdan Kryvolapov
head of the legal department of the ASSOCIATION OF ART-CRITICS, EXPERTS, VALUATION SPECIALISTS AND RESTORERS
We are waiting for the official opening of the project.