Photography | Olga Telentso
Did you know anyone who passed
away or was part of the revolt?
There was someone from my village who was
killed by a sniper. The government started to
shoot random people and used snipers because
there were too many protestors. So they started
to kill people in hopes they would stop
us from protesting, but we’d come so far, we
weren’t going to turn around.
Did people use the icons you designed
during the protests?
Yes! They put them on billboards and posted
them on some of the walls in the cities, and used
them over the Internet. I made them to inspire
people to help one another and stand up as one
country. I also made them so people would be
careful and take care of each other in this time. I
didn’t want to see any more Ukrainians hurt, but
we had to stand up for our rights. I just wanted to
inspire them.
Do you think design can change the
world?
It can change people. That’s how you change the
world.
With all this going on, do you have
hope things will change for the better
in the future?
At this [time], it’s very hard on the people of
Ukraine. But we are strong people. We’ve
come this far and we aren’t going to stop.
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