The Ballon Dog

• Photographer
  Halyna Vitiuk
• Photo Date
  September 2023

Art is what inspires us to create masterpieces. There is an art to growing organic and superior tomatoes, and there is an art to turning them into something extraordinary. My photograph represents a creative embodiment of this idea: a figure resembling a dog made from ordinary tomatoes. It symbolizes how simple natural materials can be transformed into a work of art through a creative approach and imagination

Halyna was born in 1983 Odesa, Ukraine. She grew up in a village, in a family of agronomists. The love for flowers began from childhood, she with mother grew unique flowers in home garden. Halyna came to photography just at the age of 35 from the marketing sphere. Today she is the prize-winner of international photo competitions, her works has been exhibited in Ukraine and Scotland. In her youth, she heard one Jewish wisdom: "Focus on good thoughts and all will be good." This is her main motivation in life.