Artist Statement

Working in various media, from public art, installations, video art to costume performances, I always strive to create a deeply immersive environment for my viewers. As in post-dramatic theatre, where there is no barrier between the action and the audience, hence no place for passive observation, I invite my audience to take on active roles and become participants. They let Art inside through their sensory experiences. And this is just the point of entry, Art continues in my viewers as they keep it in their feelings, emotions, perceptions and they take it with them beyond the walls of a theatre or the performance location. This is what motivates me and feeds my curiosity – art as an everyday experience and experiment.

That’s why I enjoy working with city parks, open public spaces, urban landscapes, where I can transform the familiar daily routine. I am deeply convinced that space is an organic extension of us, humans, and as we have an impact on the space around us, so we in our turn can be transformed by space, through immediate reactions and interactions. I believe, that the inner child inside every one of us is still eager for new sensations, fresh emotions and bold adventures. We can travel back to our childhood bliss differently – some people immerse in virtual reality, some exercise spiritual practices, others try to expand their minds with various agents. As for me, Art is a powerful psychedelic medium that can transform our reality and save the inner child from the boredom and fatigue of the everyday life.

New technologies enable us to immerse deeper in VR, however, I prefer to extend not virtual, but the real world. Therefore, in my works I use organic and authentic materials, everyday objects and images (soil, wood, metals, liquids, clothes, etc.). Building on their deep mythological and symbolic meaning, I place them in a totally different context, exposing them to new perspective and perception. I invest a lot of time in experiments with materials, studying their properties and capabilities, mixing techniques in order to find the right technology for the right outcome. Every time I seek to create art, which integrity and truth are those of a living organism. Only such reality can win your trust and acceptance, only such art can immerse you and turn an outside observer into its active participant.

Collaborations include:

2022   ‘Context. Diana Vishneva’ Festival of Contemporary Dance

2022   Museum of Moscow, Moscow

2022—2019   Arma, Mutabor, Moscow

2022—2020  The German Embassy, Moscow

2020, 2019  Winter International Arts Festival, Sochi

2022—2018  Aviapark, Moscow

2020—2016  Gorky Park, Moscow

2019  Barents Spektakel, Kirkiness, Norway

2019, 2018   New Holland,St. Petersburg

2016, 2015  Slava Polunin, Le Moulin Jaune, France

2016  Skolkovo Industrial Park, Moscow

​2015  Outline, Moscow