Украина на Burning Man: 10 лет искусства, удивляющего мир
This is an overview piece by Tetiana Samaruk for RBC-Ukraine's lifestyle project Wave, covering ten years of Ukrainian art at Burning Man, from the Kurenivka camp in 2017 to 2026. The summary below covers only the part about Hero Armor, the final section of the article.
According to Wave, Ukraine is in 2026 represented by a separate large installation, Hero Armor. The outlet says the festival runs 30 August to 7 September, so by 1 September the work was already on the playa. It states that Hero Armor was created by Ukrainian 3D artist Zakhar Zakharov together with an international team, and it cites Burning Man's own listing, which gives the project's origin as Kharkiv, Rotterdam and San Francisco.
The piece describes a futuristic warrior-defender in blue and yellow dedicated to Ukrainians who left civilian life to defend the country's freedom. It notes that, per Burning Man, Zakhar went to defend Ukraine in 2022 and did not return, and says the installation, based on the warrior image he developed, thus becomes a memorial. The figure stands on an illuminated octagonal base styled as tree roots, which the article links to the festival's Axis Mundi theme. Note that this overview credits the work to Zakharov himself and does not mention Liza Kormilets.
«Hero Armor создал украинский 3D художник Захар Захаров вместе с международной командой.»— RBC-Україна · Wave
«Фигура стоит на подсвеченном восьмиугольном основании, стилизованном под корни дерева.»— RBC-Україна · Wave
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Summary by the Hero Armor team. Original publication: RBC-Україна · Wave.