WHERE THE DRAGON SLEEPS

Natalya Mamojonovna Digor was born in the village of Kondon, Sunny District, Khabarovsk Krai. Her whole life is connected with this ancient place filled with myths, legends, fairy tales... 

Kondon has always been famous for its masters, storytellers, and strong shamans. Natalia Digor is a worthy successor to the traditions of her predecessors. Having received a professional art education, in her work she maintains a strong connection with the spiritual culture and traditional art of her people. Just as hundreds of years ago Nanai craftswomen carved ornamental lace for their products, Natalia creates her own ethnic patterns, only they are not stencils from birch bark and fish skin, but paper paintings. They are portraits of the villagers, scenes of shamanic shamanism, artistic narration of ancient myths. A book of Nanai fairy tales "Legends and Tales of our Childhood" was published in 2022, illustrations to which were invented and carved by N. Digor. They are also presented at the exhibition. 

Natalya uses tinted paper, manicure and surgical scissors for cutting. In addition to paper, the artist uses fish skin in her work, from which she makes various modern accessories - handbags, belts, jewelry. 

Natalia Mamodzhonovna Digor is a member of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation. She is a participant of many regional, international and foreign exhibitions, her works are kept in the Khabarovsk Regional Museum. Her works are kept in the N.I. Grodekov Khabarovsk Krai Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Komsomolsk-on-Amur, as well as in museums and private collections in Japan, China, the United States and France. 

In 2006 and 2012. N. Digor won the regional competition "Handicrafts of the Land of Dersu" with the title "The Best Master of Folk Arts and Crafts of Indigenous Peoples of the North in Khabarovsk Krai". And in 2011. - He was awarded the Khabarovsk Krai Governor's Prize in Literature and Art in the "Folk Art" nomination.

For more than 20 years Natalia has led the folk choreographic ensemble "Keku" ("Flower"), well known not only in Khabarovsk Krai, but also far beyond its borders. The ensemble participated in festivals and competitions in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok. Performed in China and Japan.