Category: Slown

We declare now officially: the cartoon is created.

4 May 2021. The animated film “Slowns”, based on the book of the same name by Igor Shurov, acquaints viewers with the life, holidays and everyday life, habits, and traditions of fictional eccentric creatures – slowns, who live happily on the shore of the Crystal Sea, in the city that they call themselves Verkhniy Makedonsk.

The author is at the same time a poet, an artist, and a storyteller, and also a kind, educated, and intelligent person. Only such a person could come up with the bright world of slowns, who are, in fact, in many ways similar to their author. Shurov is not only the author of stories but also of drawings for them.
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Exhibition in “Vozdvizhenka Arts House”

Exhibition in “Vozdvizhenka Arts House”

October 10, 2017 in Kiev in the gallery “Vozdvizhenka Arts House” was an exhibition presentation of Igor Shurov “The Slowns in the Gallery.” In addition to the book, an exhibition of the original pastels of the author was presented at the exhibition, reproductions of which served as illustrations to the book.
The partner of the event was the large distributor of polymer materials company “Plastics-Ukraine”.

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Igor Shurov “Slowns” in Vinnitsa

Igor Shurov “Slowns” in Vinnitsa

June 22, in his native Vinnitsa, in the gallery “XXI” the author’s presentation of the book “Slowns” was held with a sold-out.
The well-known Vinnytsa residents took part in the presentation: Grigory Sirotyuk, Victor Bayrak, Marina Revenko, Natalia Buzhinetskaya, Alexander Shemet, Alexander Nemchenko, as well as actors of the theater “Ptakha” and the theater “BO!”

Premiere of the book “Slown’s”on the Book Arsenal

May 18, 2017 at the VII International Festival “Book Arsenal” premiered the book of the artist, poet and storyteller Igor Shurov “The Slown’s. Chronicles of a non-human kind in stories and illustrations. ” The “Slown’s” were warmly received by the public and aroused serious interest among journalists.

The publisher of the book – Publishing House Fund for Cultural Initiatives ArtHuss, Kiev

More in detail, what kind of book is this and what animals are these “slown’s”, in – the interview of the author: Igor Shurov: “The book must be full of magical confusion. As autumn. “ (russian)

Birthday of the book “Slown’s”.

Birthday of the book “Slown’s”.

May 8 is the official Birthday of the book “Slown’s”. Exactly on this day that her seal began printing at the famіly printing office Huss. Bless you, Slown’s! We hope that you will be able to save the world from boredom.