High five
Relief on wooden panels
The idea was to use materials from soviet era and to turn them in something visually attractive. I decided to use the doors from old wardrobe found in the museum. I wanted to work with the destroyed monument of Artem. In my work the two sides of his statue are greeting each other, just as the guys do. I hope that it takes the political context and tension out of his story. And making that work turned me to being a sculptor for the first time.
Neon-like lady
Animation
None of three versions of the monument of Princess Olga created by Ivan Kavaleridze is displayed in the place near Archangel Michael's Cathedral. I decided to put them back to life by designing neons based on original projects. In that way she could be back in public space, but with no ethical tension related to the history of this monument.