Julia Bondar - In My Neighborhood (2019)

"Each person has his own inner melody that may change with time and circumstances. Some of them are given a chance to translate it into an object of art with the help of tools that we choose or attract in accordance with this tune and time.

So here is my melody for this period of my existence which coincides with a great time of technology which I got lucky to create my melody with.

Listening to it it may seem harsh and aggressive but you can also find sensuality and melancholy for my neighborhood where I grew up, where I knew each neighbor personally. Who every day was working hard on plants and factories and knew a true life.

By the end of the day, they gathered at the table drinking strong black tea and sharing this simple but so comforting ritual. I heard their melodies there. They were deep and sad.
We were different and had our own queer moment but we were never indifferent to each other. Love and preserve your melodies."