My works are a visual reflection of a quest for truth and an exploration of the boundaries between the visible world and the hidden mechanisms of existence. Through art, I contemplate a fundamental existential phenomenon: what are the laws of life and why does it take these specific forms? At the center of my focus is the duality of the human journey — the contradiction between the search for unconditional love and the inevitability of transformation through suffering.
I am convinced that a human being is primarily a soul, a divine component undergoing earthly experience for the sake of continuous evolution. In my practice, I create a safe space for reflection on this nature. Utilizing the aesthetics of Neo-Pop and the laconic imagery of "marshmallow heroes," I invite the viewer into a dialogue on complex themes of self-identification and inevitable transformation.
Turning to the creation of art objects became a point of "reassembly" for me. Working with volume, I create a physical, tangible form of thought. In my works, I clash industrial harshness with sacred fragility. The concrete base — monumental and heavy — reflects the system, the law, and the harsh reality, exacerbated by rebar, broken glass, and rusty nails. The ceramic "marshmallow man" is the eternal companion of this system. His divine essence is reflected in the color and brilliance of the glaze. Each hero has the time of their birth marked on their body — a unique personality code linking individual existence to cosmic cycles through astrological calculations. I deliberately choose a small size for the figures — "palm-sized" — to evoke a sense of complicity and empathy in the viewer. It is an impulse toward recognition: "I understand you; I am experiencing the same as you."
For me, the use of ready-mades is a metaphor for human transformation and the captivating idea of an object's rebirth into a work of art. In my work "Metempsychosis," a common meat grinder is transformed from a household tool into a filter between worlds, visualizing the pain of the transformative process. It also stands as an artifact of my personal history: having changed its purpose over the years of my vegetarianism, the object has turned into a manifesto of non-violence.
The creation of "marshmallow men" is for me the design of a new universe where the heroes personify each of us: they experience joy and disappointment, love and loss, but most importantly, they reflect the divine nature of their origin. The series will consist of twelve characters endowed with the characteristics of my natal chart, which serves as a blueprint of personality. The first of them, Mell, is already gaining subjectivity in the digital space. With the help of artificial intelligence technologies, he "comes to life," travels, and enters into communication with the world.
Through my art, I want to draw attention to the spiritual nature of the human being and provide an impulse for reflection: perhaps we are something more than just a body, and our goals extend far beyond the limits of everyday meanings.
