DELIRIUM
video, 04’05”, 2024
Delirium is a state of mental disorder characterised by disorientation of reality, changes in perception of the world around us, as well as impaired thinking and consciousness.
At the time of delirium, a person may experience a wide range of visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic sensations that may be incorrect and distorted
The reality of delirium for the person in this state is distorted and altered. One may experience hallucinations, illusions, and panic ideations that do not correspond to actual reality. For surrounding observers, the reality of the delirium may be unclear, as the person's behaviour and statements may be unpredictable and incomprehensible.
It is not clear to the end who the main character in the film is, or what is even happening. Where is reality and does it exist at all?
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Internal Anxiety
canvas, acrylic, oil sticks
150x200
2024
The series is united by common motifs of emotional tension, and the subjects of the paintings are domestic scenes. Their deformed bodies, strange costumes, pseudo-rituals and tears flowing from their eyes convey the inner drama of a person immersed in an absurd reality.
The tale of meta Stas
Video, 10’18”
2023
A movie about Russian propaganda, made using the same method
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Soundscape of the area (Scuol, Switzerland)
Soundscape made by me from field recordings at the Nairs residence
Sound art 31:56
2023
soundcloud
Background Noise
canvas, oil / sound
2022
Power and strength, vulnerability and vulnerability characterise horses, this duality is also inherent in humans.
An empty background highlights the figure, making the images sculptural and targeting the optic for detail. The distortion and fragmentation of the animals deprives the figures of their form, upsetting the balance of integrity.
When distorted, they don't look like horses,
they become something else. Transformed
bodies are frightening and at the same time empathic.
Horses historically have been influenced by humans to become a non-willing participant in global tragedies.
The reference for the project is photographs taken from battlefields in the First World War, with no images of humans - only views of empty fields and numerous dead bodies of horses left in the torn landscape. According to some estimates, almost 8 million horses died in the four years of the First World War.