A Part of
“To destroy a people you must first sever their roots”
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Potato, an unremarkable and mundane vegetable, which we see and use daily, has been around for at least 7000 years according to different sources. It is a root vegetable that became a part of daily life: cultivated for centuries, became integral to traditional cuisine in different countries even far from the place of its origin. It fed the humanity, saved lives in the time of hunger and food shortage. It fascinates with its simplicity and value.
The art piece “A Part of” honors the root vegetable and its significance. The faces on potato represent our ancestors, an uncountable number of lives that matter. They brought us to our present.
Additionally, on a personal level, we know where we came from and cherish the traditions passed on to us. This illustrates the idea how we came from our roots and grow into them.
The work was exhibited at International Paper Triennial, Musée de Charmey (Switzerland) in 2020
Size: 6 pieces, various sizes (6x3x3 cm to 9.5x7x6 cm)
Created: 2022
Technique: sculpturing
Materials: paper clay, acrylic paint, glue
(Not) Supposed to be Touched
Nice to meet you! We gladly shake our hands and use a number of greeting gestures. Somehow hair became a taboo subject in the Western societies. From dress code restrictions, marginal connotations, shaving ethics to unspoken prohibition to touch hair of individuals who are not our family members. Numerous religious traditions are built on the coverage and cuts of the hair all over the planet, and can be traced down to the tribal times! What is so intimate and mystical about the organic matter that is a part of the human? It is time for reconsideration of the innocent element of our bodies and its role. That is how we start to rethink our behavior and bring awareness for the positive changes, not dragging presuppositions from the past thatseparate us and predetermine our actions.
The work was exhibited in Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (Dresden, Germany) in 2019.
Size: 20x13x9 cm
Created: 2019
Technique: sculpturing
Materials: human hair, wire, pearls
For the Love of Banality: Silence Kills.
The piece was created for the group show “Art for Humanism” that raised the problem of the voice of the artists and their role in the society. The work was exhibited in Kunsthalle Lipsiusbau (Dresden, Germany) in 2019.
Size: 60x70x70 cm
Created: 2019
Technique: sculpturing
Materials: plaster, latex, barbed wire