Zhanna Kadyrova (*1981 in Brovary, Ukraine) has been working in the field of sculpture for 20 years and is currently one of the best-known artistic positions from Ukraine. In her installations, sculptures, films and photographs, she deals with regional industrial architectures and often uses previously used materials such as ceramics, bricks, concrete or glass. In doing so, she combines different motifs ranging from communist symbolism to objects from everyday life and pop culture. 
Zhanna Kadyrova is a founding member of the artist group R.E.P. (Revolutionary Experimental Space), founded in 2004, and part of the collective DE NE DE. Despite the war by Russia, Zhanna Kadyrova continues to live near Kyiv. It is important for her to transport the events in her home country into her exhibitions, which can be seen worldwide, including at the Venice Biennale (2019), the Kunstverein Hannover (2023) and the NS Documentation Center Munich (2023).