There are states deeper than the Mariana Trench, where once you enter, nothing will ever be the same again.
Once you’ve been there, it’s as if someone placed a boulder inside you, and with every attempt to rise, it pulls you back down to the depths. The gravity of the abyss, which cannot be deceived. Add to that the time, which, in its essence, is so outrageously pragmatic. And on top of that, those endless questions!
Regarding the finiteness, the edge of which you long to touch, so you can push off from it like a somersault in a pool, before the chlorinated water seeps into your nose.
Like a bolt from the blue, it struck, and we all felt its weight. An unyielding sense that the calm days of peace are gone, and the knot in our stomachs will never leave us again. This tumor of the world has begun to metastasize into our lives, spreading its shadow over everything we once held secure. God knows if we will ever be able to catch our breath again.
2022
Painting
Acrylic on Canvas
100×70 cms (h×w)
The Match is a self-parodic sculpture reflecting on deep dark states of mind. It explores how a person can magnify this state, inflating it to absurd proportions and even making it “comfortable” to facilitate their own suffering. In this process, one might almost forget that they created this state themselves—a realization that is, in the end, utterly absurd.
2009
Sculpture
Bronze or
Imitation
215×18×35 cms (h×w×d)
The Merry Christmas object is a conceptual “suicide machine” designed to hang on a wall. Its purpose is to serve as a daily reminder of the conscious choice to stay alive. It confronts the fragility of existence while emphasizing the power of personal will—and the ever-present possibility of choice.
2016
Object
Rope, Cast-iron Christmas tree stand
70×50×35 cms (h×w×d)
How long does it take for a crystal to form? What is its consciousness?How long does hair take to grow and how long does it take for it to turn white?
A glimpse of an eye and all the stars turn into dust. A glimpse of a flying comet and you will be dead.
2014
Object
Crystal, Hair
10×10×80 cms (h×w×d)
What do you feel when you watch a fire? Deep inside, it awakens archetypal feelings of comfort and serenity, doesn’t it? But what happens when the fire burns backwards? Play it fullscreen, let it draw you in, and see how it works on you over the next few minutes.
2014
Videoart
A Loop of 120 seconds
The photo of two bunnies called Dead and Deader makes us think – which one is actually “more” dead?
A bunny that used to be alive and now serves only as a trophy, a reminder of hunting? Or a toy for children that is only temporarily brought to life by a child’s imagination?
2013
Photo
Print
98×70 cms (h×w×d)
Do not enter. Do not get close to me. I am the restricted area, you shall avoid. I am the no go zone, so please keep back or you will feel my void.
2008
Photo
Print
84×60 cms (h×w)
The desert rose, a variety of gypsum, is used to create a plaster mold, which in turn is used to cast another desert rose in plaster. The point is that the desert rose is a natural form of gypsum, and gypsum is the very material from which plaster is made. This means the desert rose has the potential to reproduce itself.
2013
Photo
Print
98×70 cms (h×w×d)
The Big Jump defines the exact borderline between the thought of committing suicide and the act itself.
You can climb onto the diving platform, walk to the edge, and in that moment, the world shifts. The platform shakes, and suddenly, there is no way back.
2014
Installation
Wood, steel
90×60×200 cms (h×w×d)
The photo “Tree Stump” highlights the visual similarity between the remains of a cast-iron pillar, once part of a century-old lamp located in a thicket in Stromovka, and a tree stump.
It speaks of the remnants of aesthetic values, now likely long dead—a culture chopped down and overtaken by weeds.
2013
Photo
Print
98×70 cms (h×w×d)
