Ahtymovych Kyrylo

“This collage is my monologue about myself and the world around me, about my worries and experiences. After all, I believe that art should not only soothe. It should also cause a feeling of anxiety, a desire to get answers about yourself and the world around you. This is the desire to find inner harmony and peace of mind. The collage symbolizes a period of active aspirations replaced by a period of unhurried contemplation.

For me, quarantine in 2021-2022 has become a period of internal challenges. And the results of a long stay in stress was a deep self-reflection.

By accepting the conditions of the game in a new reality, I received a transformation of worldview in return. This led to a desire to find inner harmony and peace of mind. The period of active aspirations was replaced by a period of leisurely contemplation.

The change in life circumstances has led to the correlation of the value system and further personal transformation.

As a result, I discovered a new way of sublimation – digital collages. They replaced the photograph I used to use and became a means of self-expression in the conditions of quarantine reality.

Digital collages are based on my feelings, fears and thoughts. This is a candid projection of my inner world.

Collages are my monologue about myself and the world around me, about my worries and experiences. After all, I think that art should not only calm us down. It should also evoke feelings of anxiety, a desire to get answers about yourself and the world around you.”