golden pisces
(2025)
Photo series with diary notes
Сreated thanks to the laboratory >>> The project "Petersburg in the lens of young people" is implemented by the Foundation for Support of Innovations and Youth Initiatives of St. Petersburg in partnership with HSE and the PhotoDepartment Institution. Its goal is to involve the youth of the city in the study of the cultural and historical heritage of St. Petersburg through photography as a modern and accessible visual language.
Photo series with diary notes
Сreated thanks to the laboratory >>> The project "Petersburg in the lens of young people" is implemented by the Foundation for Support of Innovations and Youth Initiatives of St. Petersburg in partnership with HSE and the PhotoDepartment Institution. Its goal is to involve the youth of the city in the study of the cultural and historical heritage of St. Petersburg through photography as a modern and accessible visual language.
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St. Petersburg is a city by the water, where fishermen seek their fortune, roses guide the way, and objects shimmer in a new light—if you open your mind a little wider than usual and turn on your soft gaze.
St. Petersburg is a living treasure trove of random miracles, a space of encounters and (sub)hints, where shimmering gifts are scattered everywhere.
I collect these golden pieces hidden in the ordinary — they open up my city: personal, tender, loving-gazed. It's a way to experience the city through a state of openness, where every encounter is a gift, and every unexpected discovery a miracle.
A ritual of mindful happiness — of what is, in fact, always here, nearby.
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St. Petersburg is a city by the water, where fishermen seek their fortune, roses guide the way, and objects shimmer in a new light—if you open your mind a little wider than usual and turn on your soft gaze.
St. Petersburg is a living treasure trove of random miracles, a space of encounters and (sub)hints, where shimmering gifts are scattered everywhere.
I collect these golden pieces hidden in the ordinary — they open up my city: personal, tender, loving-gazed. It's a way to experience the city through a state of openness, where every encounter is a gift, and every unexpected discovery a miracle.
A ritual of mindful happiness — of what is, in fact, always here, nearby.
This is a bollard.
This is where my project began. I found it on the embankment: mysterious, smooth, massive, and alluring.
Later I found out that this was a mooring bollard for ships, and not just an object with an interesting shape.
This is where my project began. I found it on the embankment: mysterious, smooth, massive, and alluring.
Later I found out that this was a mooring bollard for ships, and not just an object with an interesting shape.
This is Viktor Vladimirovich.
He's been fishing since he was five. It turned out that we had the same initials and our own connections with Germany and the Moscow region. He showed me his catches from his entire life, lovingly laid out on boards.
At my request, VV photographed me at his "workplace," introducing me to his culture.
He's been fishing since he was five. It turned out that we had the same initials and our own connections with Germany and the Moscow region. He showed me his catches from his entire life, lovingly laid out on boards.
At my request, VV photographed me at his "workplace," introducing me to his culture.
This is the heart of a fisherman from Pryazhka Embankment.
It sparkled on his bicycle. He wanted to give it to me, but I refused. At that very moment, he caught a fish.
It sparkled on his bicycle. He wanted to give it to me, but I refused. At that very moment, he caught a fish.
Exhibition "How to meet people? Instruction on St. Petersburg in 30 parts" // Brusnitsyn Hall, Saint-Petersburg
sandbox
(2023–2024)
Performative installation
Created as a graduation project at the ‘The new dance academy’
Performative installation
Created as a graduation project at the ‘The new dance academy’
photo: Ilya Cherdakov / video: Olga Zapolskaya
”a child” is someone who is still allowed to talk with an inanimate stuffed animal as if it were not only an actual lifeform but also conscious.
(T.Morton)
sandbox — an environment, play, the essence of the artistic soul, memories, sand, animation, a layered cake, objects, representation of principles in action, meeting.
(1) A ritual of appropriating artistic essence while simultaneously engaging with that which is challenging to recall but possible to create.
(2) An invitation for a personal encounter in the space between a child's sandbox and an adult's stone garden.
(3) A manifestation of light and benevolence, serving as a reminder of the flexible perception of the world.
sandbox is a gentle reminder of a childish gaze and perception of reality, a manifestation of light and tranquility, an act of self-identification within this artistic realm.
(T.Morton)
sandbox — an environment, play, the essence of the artistic soul, memories, sand, animation, a layered cake, objects, representation of principles in action, meeting.
(1) A ritual of appropriating artistic essence while simultaneously engaging with that which is challenging to recall but possible to create.
(2) An invitation for a personal encounter in the space between a child's sandbox and an adult's stone garden.
(3) A manifestation of light and benevolence, serving as a reminder of the flexible perception of the world.
sandbox is a gentle reminder of a childish gaze and perception of reality, a manifestation of light and tranquility, an act of self-identification within this artistic realm.
Objects:
• Work suit;
• printed Scarf;
• Rope;
• Beads & rings ;
• postcards featuring a QR code linked to the website;
• Catalog website;
• Artifacts (a Kinder lion, driftwoods, photo).
• Work suit;
• printed Scarf;
• Rope;
• Beads & rings ;
• postcards featuring a QR code linked to the website;
• Catalog website;
• Artifacts (a Kinder lion, driftwoods, photo).
photo: Lera Molchanova
tender silk scarves
(2025)
Collaboration with tanetsbezumaotsebya dance festival by sdvig space (SPb).
Two designs of silk pink scarves {crazy about themselves and love}
Another attempt to catch a new summer by its sparkling tail — pink and sweet.
How much does one really need to be happy?
Collaboration with tanetsbezumaotsebya dance festival by sdvig space (SPb).
Two designs of silk pink scarves {crazy about themselves and love}
Another attempt to catch a new summer by its sparkling tail — pink and sweet.
How much does one really need to be happy?
…an early morning of June:
tender freshness slowly unfolding into a blazing noon.
without thinking, you walk towards the water —
it’s always easier to breathe there!
the wind plays with the leaves, weaving transparent shadows.
the shimmer on the water dances, spinning endless lace.
lilacs are still — and already — in bloom, in every shade of purple.
everywhere, a chance to find that one five-petaled blossom — for luck.
to feel warmth on your skin — long-forgotten, yet so familiar.
and, along the way, to catch a kiss from the sun, flirting with the waves…
tender freshness slowly unfolding into a blazing noon.
without thinking, you walk towards the water —
it’s always easier to breathe there!
the wind plays with the leaves, weaving transparent shadows.
the shimmer on the water dances, spinning endless lace.
lilacs are still — and already — in bloom, in every shade of purple.
everywhere, a chance to find that one five-petaled blossom — for luck.
to feel warmth on your skin — long-forgotten, yet so familiar.
and, along the way, to catch a kiss from the sun, flirting with the waves…
photo: Anya Bolsunovskaya
pieces of love
(2025)
33 objects of unconditional love made of transparent plastic.
Specially for the performance ‘The salt of love’ of 'Nebyvalshina' project by Vadim Tishin in Eggz gallery.
33 objects of unconditional love made of transparent plastic.
Specially for the performance ‘The salt of love’ of 'Nebyvalshina' project by Vadim Tishin in Eggz gallery.
photo: Vadim Tishin
Each owner of transparent heart has became a part of an universal message of unconditional love.
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Figures — scraps of paper, gently formed into hearts of different shapes.
Words — parts of a prayer for all living beings, placed in paper envelopes.
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Figures — scraps of paper, gently formed into hearts of different shapes.
Words — parts of a prayer for all living beings, placed in paper envelopes.
more details about performance —> here
{‘the body of feeling’}
(2023–...)
Photographic research, series
Initiated during the practices of View.found (SPb)
Photographic research, series
Initiated during the practices of View.found (SPb)
‘my body is as alive as water, sand, wood, stones, grass, bacteria, clouds...
my embodiment is a resonant hum, the humid warmth of sweat, a dense vibration...’
What is the difference between the concepts of ‘Body’ and ‘Embodiment’?
And how are they intertwined?
How can I perceive the body (both my own and that of others) by solely engaging my visual perception?
In this exploration, I endeavor to unveil the visual interpretations of these terms through the lens of my personal experience, intertwining photographic discoveries and video art with journal entries addressing the body and reflections on embodiment, somatic experience, and insights into kinesiology and anatomy.
my embodiment is a resonant hum, the humid warmth of sweat, a dense vibration...’
What is the difference between the concepts of ‘Body’ and ‘Embodiment’?
And how are they intertwined?
How can I perceive the body (both my own and that of others) by solely engaging my visual perception?
In this exploration, I endeavor to unveil the visual interpretations of these terms through the lens of my personal experience, intertwining photographic discoveries and video art with journal entries addressing the body and reflections on embodiment, somatic experience, and insights into kinesiology and anatomy.
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Abstract objects / keychains for JM Flowers
(2024)
(2024)
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anthropo~mold * * * **(anthropogenic mold)
(2023)
Photo series
*the slipping form of interaction between human participants and agents of plastic fascia made with 3d-printer
Photo series
*the slipping form of interaction between human participants and agents of plastic fascia made with 3d-printer
— something has grown on me * * * * * **
The slipping form of interaction between human participants and agents of plastic fascia made with 3d-printer by Lena Sheina.
Research of finding common structures in the differences of volumes and textures, attempting to maintain communication amidst constant slippage and the fluidity of encounters
comments from this experience:
— thorns of interspecies communication
— something has grown on me
— unfold your elbows
The slipping form of interaction between human participants and agents of plastic fascia made with 3d-printer by Lena Sheina.
Research of finding common structures in the differences of volumes and textures, attempting to maintain communication amidst constant slippage and the fluidity of encounters
comments from this experience:
— thorns of interspecies communication
— something has grown on me
— unfold your elbows
figures:
Lena Sheina
performers:
Anna, Nastya, Sasha, Nastya.
series of photos was created during a lab at the festival of contemporary dance and exhibited in the sdvig space, spb
Lena Sheina
performers:
Anna, Nastya, Sasha, Nastya.
series of photos was created during a lab at the festival of contemporary dance and exhibited in the sdvig space, spb
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