Ksenia Kopalova is an illustrator and a researcher with a background in sociology, currently working as a lecturer on BA (Hons) Illustration at Arts University Bournemouth. She is a founder of .RAW, an online magazine drawing cross-disciplinary connections in the arts and humanities. Ksenia's current professional interests revolve around the idea of illustration as knowledge-making. Her personal projects mainly explore memory- and place-making strategies.