Katya Galitskaya, is a multimedia artist currently based in Sri Lanka.
She finds inspiration in old horror movies, wild nature, computer games, fashion and Berlin club culture,, as she lived there for several years and was deeply involved in night life. Now Katya is interested in themes of post humanism and hybridization, her favorite author is Donna Haraway.
She’s currently focused on creating 3D video art, event posters, making characters and made a computer game, based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead “Bardo Thodol”, which was featured in ARS electronica festivals in 2021. Katya has a master degree in illustration and studied multimedia art in Rodchenko art school in Moscow and has considered herself a multimedia artist for nearly 5 years.
Alright Katya so what brought you to Sri Lanka?
Well, I ended up there, because I am from Russia and I wanted to migrate, and Sri Lanka is a temporary place to live ;D I am staying here nearly one year and might change country soon, I like to travel around Asia for now, but at the end would like to live somewhere in Europe maybe.
Gotya, so how does a regular day look like for you there?
In the mornings i am usually swimming in the ocean, then we have breakfast with some other young guys ( we have a little community in Sri Lanka ) then I am working few hours on my own projects or freelance work and in the evenings I usually go to the beach to watch sunset and eat durian ice cream ;D on the weekends we are trying to travel around the island quite boring village life … I am also feeding a wild civet on my balcony every evening.
Yooo, that video was wicked. What animal is that? Oh, I’ve never heard of a Civet haha
This animal eats coffee beans and shit them out, and it becomes the most expensive coffee in the world, it’s called coffee Luwak ;D
Haha yeah i have heard abot that actually. I have always wanted to try that coffee, just for the experience 😀 have you tried it?
No I didn’t, because farmers are keeping poor animals in cages, in bad conditions, feeding only with coffee. But i’m also curious .
Sri Lanka looks like paradise in the pictures i have seen…
It is! but super boring, there is a need in community or remote job, it’s really wild place and also local people are super cute, but could be annoying, for girls especially ;D
What about Bali? Have you been there? Should be really good for nomad living
I haven’t been there, but I wanna go one day!
I visited Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Malaysia few months ago, and really liked Malaysia, wanna go live there for a while soon.
Wow I’m jealous, i wanna visit those places so bad!
And you are from Denmark? Must be kind of cold there?
Too cold! Always too cold! And dark too.
I know, same in Russia 😀 one of the reasons I wanted to leave, would like to live in Portugal or Spain.
Now there I have been 😀 love both places . I go to Mallorca every year. Have you been there?
I have been only in Barcelona and some places around, few times. But I know Mallorca is very beautiful! Isn’t there too overcrowded in high season? o_O
Love Barca been there many times as well. But yeah, Mallorca does get super crowded during the summer period… Oh btw, anything you think I should add to the text?
Would like to add that when I have free time, I like to watch horror movies and true crime videos on YouTube, and that I like animals a lot. That’s probably it ;D
For more information about Katya, check out her Instagram.
