"(In)security" - an exhibition by Kristina Vatova

Кристина Вътова "(In)security" painting September 10 - September 28, 2024

"Nuance" Gallery is pleased to invite you to the exhibition of the talented artist Kristina Vatova, known for her inspiring works that explore the fragility and strength of human life.

As autumn approaches, there is often a fear of change as long summer days give way to cooler, shorter days. The joys of summer are slowly drifting away, and the new season challenges us to face new unknowns.

With a focus on the tenderness of existence, Kristina Vatova expresses the beauty of transience. The exhibition reveals the artist's inner quests, inspired by man's quest to preserve himself in a world full of uncertainty. It examines the way we build protective barriers around our vulnerable parts in an attempt to preserve the integrity of our inner world. About her exhibition, Christina shares:

"One of the main goals of each of us. Throughout our lives, we strive for a secure job, a secure home, a secure relationship, a secure friendship, secure existence…

Is it possible for one to attain certainty as a state, or is our mere feeling sufficient? Is there anything at all certain in this life, except that at some point it ends?

Trying to preserve our mortal being as long as possible, we are able to "wrap" in protective bubbles every fragile part of ourselves. We protect our fragile compromised fragments that once betrayed us and pile on the still healthy and intact ones. We build our lives like a huge bubble in which we try not to allow anything sharp and jagged that might burst it.

But by using so many safeguards and methods, don't we become even more fragile and vulnerable? Isn't it better to face the edges directly while smoothing them out than to hope that the sharp tip doesn't break through our defenses and damage us? If we just guard against everything bad, we are not really doing anything good... You need to cut yourself to see how you heal. You have to break yourself to be able to put yourself back together. You need to get muddled to feel the true sense of security. A state where nothing can hurt you.”