Carolina Poliakowa
creativity, photography, video and design ideas
a Belarusian visual artist based in Warsaw. Working across photography, video, and collage, her practice explores personal and collective memory, post-Soviet identity, and emotional Director of music videos for Belarusian acts such as Lyapis-98, Drezden, and SHUMA, blending visual storytelling with sound. Since 2018, she has developed a signature style in photomontage, expanding everyday Eastern European landscapes with poetic and surreal elements. Her works have been exhibited in galleries and public spaces, including billboard installations in Minsk.
In 2021, she launched Bessmertna — an artistic brand combining photography, collage, text, and semiotic play. The brand explores identity through visual storytelling and multifunctional design in accessories, resonating with Belarusians across the globe.
She is also a co-founder of Spievy, a women’s choir in exile performing ancient songs.
She is also a co-founder of Spievy, a women’s choir in exile performing ancient songs.
Key Skills: Creative concept development, Storyboarding and visual narrative design, Scene direction and mood creation, Photo-collage composition, Post-production workflow management, Blending live-action with graphic elements, Symbolic and emotional visual language, Advanced photo editing (Adobe Photoshop),Video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, Basic motion design in Adobe After Effects. And I have charisma.