Hello, I’m Ksenia. My art is a way of seeking answers by asking questions of the world. Sincerity is my foundation. I strive for the images I present to breathe, like a forest or a dress filled with the memory of the person who recently wore it. Since childhood, I’ve always felt a deep connection with nature, walking through forests or observing the changing seasons. It seemed to me that in every tree, in every wind, there was something magical waiting to be discovered. I don’t separate nature and humans, for me, they are one. I enjoy observing people, their emotions, so I often create portraits where I show a sharp image/emotion as in the series «The Person Inside». Once, I decided to paint many different states of the ocean. Not just a portrait of the sea, but to convey its essence, its spirit. I wanted people, looking at these paintings, to peer into its very heart. I think oceans are not just blue expanses; they are a metaphor for humanity’s endless quest for depth, diversity, and changeability.
I am also a musician. From an early age, music helped me explore aspects of my consciousness that would otherwise have remained hidden. Currently, I am working on several projects where I use a symbiosis of music and art, embedding «music» into various media and creating auditory compositions. Some of the projects I work on together with my husband, mostly video arts and performances, such as «Room,» where we use nature sounds recorded by us, processed with effects.
In my work, you can trace variability. In my earlier works, juicy and bright colors predominated, although the love for bright palettes still remains in me, but since then, my life has been filled with much pain and rethinking. Life has been filled with new meanings. Now I increasingly like to experiment with forms, genres, and «louder» express my feelings, sometimes literally shouting about them.