This is my apartment before and after the arrival of a high-explosive projectile.
The force of the explosion started a fire which left only a small porcelain mouse and the legs of a sewing machine.
It is interesting that this mouse was given to me on my 18th birthday with the words “No matter what happens in life, it will always play music for you and cheer you up.”
On March 23, 2022, when I was already in living France, this very mouse did indeed cheer me up.
It was lucky that I left with my family on the first day of the full-scale invasion.
After Irpin was deoccupied, everything was cleaned up. But my apartment had become the roof of the house as it was totally destroyed by the invaders.
The “Scorched Earth” project, 2022
Photo, video, painting.
Collaboration with Natalia Derbentseva
We came to this world to live, at any cost. Even if they try to destroy our minds, we continue to live when darkness covers us, the sun continues to rise. Even in these moments there is room for light and color. A shell destroyed my apartment, resetting the material traces of my past.
Only a porcelain mouse and the frame of an old Singer sewing machine survived. Words cannot express this, so only art remains, the only convoy remaining for silent feelings.
Their weapons distribute death, abuse, torture, violence and bombs. My weapons are life, love, light and colors.
The project was completed in Irpen on the site of my apartment, which was completely destroyed by an explosive shell
