DODOMU is part of our mission to support local subcultures & showcase Ukraine’s unique contemporary cultural identity. 

A new generation of talented Ukrainians are creating outstanding, distinct work that is worthy of attention.

From game designers, to graphic artists, music producers and architects. DODOMU  is funding emerging talent to reinforce identity through our direct grant program.

ELECTRONIC MUSIC
GRANT WINNER

Viacheslav Diadiun

Viacheslav is a producer and composer currently living in the city of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine. For the last 5 years he has been regularly releasing his own music under the moniker Revshark and also working as a composer, record producer and sound designer on various projects. You can find his tracks on Ukrainian music labels such as Mystictrax, Система, Gasoline Records, Standard Deviation, ОЧІ.

ELECTRONIC MUSIC
GRANT RUNNER UP

C.J. Plus

Евген, also known as C.J. Plus is a long time producer and DJ from Odesa. Over the years he has built an extensive collection of Ukrainian samples, from vocals, breaks, traditional instruments and a variety of other media. Now living in Kyiv, CJ Plus continues his passion for showcasing Ukrainian funk mixed with a world and big beat influence.

ELECTRONIC MUSIC JUDGES

  • DANIIL NEVZGHLIAD

    Founder of Khvylia Records
    Creative Producer, DJ, club & festival promoter

  • VLAD FISUN

    Producer and host of Aristocrats.fm
    Creative director of Atlas Weekend Festival UA
    Owner of DJBuro agency

  • VITALY BARDETSKY

    Owner of GRAM
    Promo Ocean agency founder
    Producer of ‘Mustache Funk’ movie

CONCEPT ARCHITECTURE
GRANT WINNER

INAKSHI Architects

INAKSHI architects was founded in 2012 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Architects Olena Dovgopolova and Timur Chebannyi currently work between Sumy and
Kyiv. Their project for micro houses for refugees is a rethinking on the traditional form of the Ukrainian country houses.

The concept is produced from innovative, sustainable materials such as industrial hemp and biocomposites in collaboration with local farmers, manufacturers and scientists.

CONCEPT ARCHITECTURE
GRANT RUNNER UP

IK Architects

IK Architects is based in Kharkiv with a team dispersed across Ukraine due to the war. In 2022 they launched the Vilna School project, a volunteer initiative aimed at rebuilding educational institutions in Ukraine. In Kharkiv alone, more than 87 schools have been destroyed. Their mission is to design schools and support people coming back to big cities, ensuring their children have access to education in a quality space.

CATEGORY JUDGES

  • OLGA TEREFEYEVA

    Project Manager at National Union of Architects Ukraine
    Lecturer at European Design School
    Activist for the SaveKyivModernism movement

  • VLODCO ZOTOV

    Specialist in public space architecture and urban design
    Founder of Inititve Architecure Bureau

  • YOVA YAGER

    Founder of Yova Yager Studio
    Multidisciplinary designer
    Opinion leader and activist

PHOTOGRAPHY
GRANT WINNER

Danylo Pavlov

Danylo, is a documentary photographer reporting on Ukraine for 16 years. In 2022 he recorded the efforts of surgeons treating Ukrainian soldiers and citizens who have suffered serious injuries from war. The images show reconstructive surgery, and the subsequent rehabilitation afterward.

Danylo's photographs are described by our judges as 'powerful documentary work'. He hopes to continue to document the progress and recovery of the patients.

PHOTOGRAPHY GRANT
RUNNER UP

Olga Ivashchenko

Olga is a native of Kharkiv, currently based in Kyiv. Since 2014 Olga has been a self-taught independent photojournalist, documenting the effects of war for the last 10 years.

Olga's candid work display not only the resilience of everyday Ukrainians, but the warmth and affection of people in difficult times.

CATEGORY JUDGES

  • HANNA HRABARSKA

    Photojournalist & Visual artist
    Author of the ‘My Mom Wants To Go Back Home’ (2024)
    Photo teacher at Skvot.io School of Popular Culture

  • YURI STEFANYAK

    ‘Ukrainer’ Photo Editor
    Report & Documentary photographer
    Regular festival photographer, including Atlas Weekend, Dnipropop and White Nights.

  • MASHA KHOLODZYNSKA

    Photographer & Arts contributor
    Founder of d8 Creative Laboratory
    Founder of Kholodzynska Gallery