The V International Interactive Festival of Contemporary Art ARTLIFE FEST 2022 will be held from September 22 to 27 in Moscow, at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. I was invited to the festival and will present four works there.
This year the ARTLIFE festival turns 5 years old. During this time, the festival team annually creates the largest art event with a unique format of interaction between artists from all over the world and the audience. The concept of ARTLIFE FEST 2022 is "Merge of Universes". Today the world has changed, and the most important thing in it is to create a safe space for dialogue.
oil on canvas, 70x90cm 2022
I was looking for a universal image of the war that has come to us again. An image of total destruction. When your house is destroyed, there is a gaping black hole in the place of your entrance. And here in the alley there used to be a century-old oak, under which you kissed for the first time. Only the skeleton remained of it, all the branches were shot down by artillery fire ...