Natalia Millman, multi-media conceptual artist
Natalia Millman was born in Ukraine and came to England in her twenties. Her father’s dementia and subsequent death had a profound effect on her both personally and artistically. In this episode she talks about her Ukrainian background, how she pursued an art career after moving to the UK, how her father’s demise led to a refocus of her art towards expressing grief and life’s fragility, how research and experimentation became a key part of her practice, how she invited people to share their experience of personal loss through sending her letters, some examples of moving expressions of grief, and how she developed the idea into a multi-media and sensory exhibition entitled Letters to Forever . Natalia Millman talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com Ghost Mountains Screenshot " data-large-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/vanishing-human.jpg?w=736" src="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/vanishing-human.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-10663" srcset="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/vanishing-human.jpg 800w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/vanishing-human.jpg?w=130 130w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/vanishing-human.jpg?w=259 259w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/vanishing-human.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Vanishing Human Screenshot " data-large-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fragility.jpg?w=736" src="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fragility.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-10665" srcset="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fragility.jpg 800w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fragility.jpg?w=150 150w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fragility.jpg?w=300 300w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fragility.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Fragility Screenshot " data-large-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/real-signs-of-beauty.jpg?w=736" src="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/real-signs-of-beauty.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-10666" srcset="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/real-signs-of-beauty.jpg 800w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/real-signs-of-beauty.jpg?w=150 150w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/real-signs-of-beauty.jpg?w=300 300w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/real-signs-of-beauty.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Real Signs of Beauty From the Nature of Memories series Screenshot " data-large-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/price-of-ageing.jpg?w=736" src="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/price-of-ageing.jpg?w=767" alt="" class="wp-image-10670" srcset="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/price-of-ageing.jpg?w=767 767w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/price-of-ageing.jpg?w=112 112w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/price-of-ageing.jpg?w=225 225w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/price-of-ageing.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px" /> The Price of Ageing Grief Letter Dress Top shot of Natalia is courtesy Stephanie Belton All other images are © Natalia Millman You can see more of Natalia’s work on her website Piano Music is by Jonny Strinati Intro music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial