Near Mint

Near Mint by Borys Filonenko, Danyl Shtanheiev and Anton Reznikov is a comic book about love and the holes underfoot. Ivan and Mariia have a quiet life: they watch movies, drink peppermint tea, and discuss their plans for the future. Ivan is getting ready for his first jump on skis, while Mariia is developing a concept for an exhibition of temporary labeling objects in the city. Their lives change after Ivan disappears in the snow.

Details

Publisher: ist publishing
Authors: Borys Filonenko, Danyl Shtanheiev, Anton Reznikov
Layout: Danil Shtanheiev
Cover: Anton Reznikov

Borys Filonenko is an art critic, curator, tutor at Kharkiv School of Architecture. He writes about Ukrainian contemporary art and comics.

Danyl Shtanheiev is a graphic designer, illustrator, and cartoonist. In 2019, his short stories were published in the 11th and 12th volumes of comics' anthology GON. He has been an art director in a studio of architectural visualization Colotune since 2016. Danyl also collaborates with an art studio Aza Nizi Maza.

Anton Reznikov is an artist and illustrator who teaches at Aza Nizi Maza studio and participates in its collective exhibition projects. He's a co-author of a poster series for the course "Unhurried Art History", a participant of the exhibition "The Kiss – Darkness and Light" (Gallery Different, London). He paints landscapes in Heidelberg every summer and spring.