Volodymyr Benedychuk (1993, Zhytomyr) is a visual and sound artist, ethnographic researcher, and professional mountaineer based between Kyiv and the Western Ukraine. Volodymyr is a visual and sound artist, ethnographic researcher, and professional mountaineer. A common thread throughout Benedychuk’s creative work is his love for the Carpathian Mountains. As a photographer, he creates symbolically and mythologically charged images during long backpacking expeditions to the remote, hardly accessible areas of the West Ukraine. Volodymyr is also a founder of the brand Basny Rugs, merging Carpathian weaving tradition with a modern visual language. Since the beginning of the full scale war, Benedychuk also protects Ukraine on the frontline.