HELLO

oil, canvas, acrylic, collage, print, 80х140

2023

- Hi, my name is…
- Hi, …
- Hi, my name is…
- Hi, …
- Can I sit here ? Can I stay here too?

An unfortunate absurdity: we are not always the ones who are called by our names. We are much more complex — and perhaps more honest. It’s just that we seem to have forgotten how to fully introduce ourselves. So we are recognized in fragments, and these tiny pieces, these crumbs, are mistakenly taken as the whole of us. Deception here is nothing but a half-truth, an incomplete measure of knowledge.

In the triptych "Hello", I attempt to create a space that knowingly lies — it is distorted, pretending, trying to outsmart itself. Just like us all, just like all of us. It is a constant, unconditional attempt to reclaim one’s true self. Even if we no longer remember who that person really is.