Sayaka looks up and smiles at the camera while seated behind a collection of her hand-painted kokeshi dolls. Her workspace is filled with art materials and sketches. During my conversation with her at her apartment in Sumy, Ukraine on Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024, she said, "I think the biggest change was that when I came back in 2019, the communication became much more flexible, and the system became more convenient than in Japan." (VX Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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