Over The Slopes of Speech
Nika Project Space, 2024
Watercolor, paper, ink, various dimensions, 2022-2024
The origin of this series of works lies in the dialogues and interviews I had with women immigrants, both in the USA and during a month-long residency at the UAE in January 2024. These profoundly personal stories form the basis for my watercolor compositions, which capture the resilience of these women and delve into themes of home, borders, refugees, and human destinies.
I start by asking the women: ‘When did you start feeling that your life is influenced by bigger historical events that you cannot control?’ History is usually written by politicians or historians influenced by politics, so I wanted to explore how history could be written by its actors instead – the people who have experienced it first-hand - and how their stories could be interpreted in a visual way.
Exhibition photos credits: Ivan Erofeev
