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Maria Givner ART Habens different periods of my life. In the fact I can`t repeat even my own manner if I`m feeling it`s not actual for me now. It`s like you can never step in the same river twice. And it doesn`t matter how successful this manner was. So I think, that though the issue of audience reception is important to me, it never inspired my creative process in a great measure. Today I`m at the end of my 8-years period as freelance illustrator. It was a very prolific period, but very arduous – I took part in various projects – book illustration, animation, postproduction and theatrical shows. Besides I was occupied with my own projects – books, exhibitions. But now I`m feeling exhausted. I feel I need to make a break to renew my creative recources and to fill up again a well of my imagination – to travel, to see new places and artworks, to read new books. I`d like also to try some other direction – maybe multimedia or animation (as animator and not as illustrator only) - last year I studied After Effect and made some short movies. It`s very interesting and attractive path for me, so maybe this will be my next step. To the end I`d like to thank you for your interest in my art and for the questions – it make me think about what I`m duing and understand more clearly what I want. An interview by and 21 4 06 , curator curator Special Issue