DEPEND UPON MAN II

2024
'Depend upon Man' (solo exhibition)
Fābula Gallery (hangar). Moscow, Russia
aluminium, plywood, candles, water, pebbles, sound, motors
305x240x130 cm
'It took me a long time to come to my senses when I saw with my own eyes how a living victim is torn to pieces. The method is to tear the prey to pieces with lightning speed. The victim dies within two minutes at most, and is in such an acute state of shock that he can hardly feel pain. There are those who are considered "careful hunters," often "strangling" their victim for hours or long years.
But am I to judge which death is easier to die?
Only I can imagine myself in the place of the predator or the victim. I am the only one who kills knowing the suffering I cause.'
At the beginning, all the candles are lit. The whole space is covered by the light from the candles. Every three minutes there is the sound of a bang, which makes the water ripple. At the end all the candles are extinguished in the water. All that remains is a cold light directed at the installation.

Special thanks to:
Fābula gallery (Alina Chichikova & Elena Fadeeva)
Roman Golovko
Alexei Mitsuro
Valeria Barsukova