PROJECTS
CONNECTIONS
During isolation caused by pandemic I was working on my graduation project «Yellow corner». Alongside I was experimenting with the yellow rope. I tried to find connections of the objects in my room. Then i was interested in the contact of human with these connections.
This work illustrates many aspects of my life during that lockdown. The feeling that you are trapped in your flat, immobility, humility or hidden despair. There were many different negative feelings at that period of time.
What is more I was in relationships and this project where I tied my ex boyfriend tells the story of difficulties between two of us. This picture illustrates him perfectly, person that does not want to move, he prefer to look down in order to not to see what is happenning around. This behavior is a way of surviving but I will never understand why would person choose to be trown in the towel instead of fighing for himself and his life. He allowed me to tie him up.
In that time of anxiety I felt secure and calm exploring nature. I have been drawing inspiration from it. I was finding interesting organic forms created by nature in the forest: stumps, branches, snow. I took photographs and drew sketches from them. I also used the branches that I found to create installations and sculptures. In parallel with this, I was making abstract sculptures from ceramics.
So this is a difference between him and I. I always try to find a way out, I bypass all obstacles, I always move, I go further, I change, I learn, I live and want to feel alive.
SKETCHES FOR INSTALLATION USING WOOD STICKS AND YELLOW ROPE
ELENA PANICHERSKAIA
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