Talking Heads
2022-2024
Painting, paper, acrylic and glue
The “Talking Heads” series explores the nature of power and its impact on identity. Each portrait is linked to a figure within authoritative structures, reinterpreting power not only as a political force but as a personal and psychological phenomenon. The exaggerated, distorted heads reflect the tension of those hiding behind authority, as power erases individuality while remaining omnipresent and elusive. Though the series addresses systems of control, it is deeply autobiographical. I come from a country whose politics remain authoritarian and deeply rooted in Soviet legacy, where artists are trained within narrowly defined frameworks. This series marks a conscious departure from that system — an effort to unlearn its limitations and reclaim my own voice.

































