Aaaaah, a cat!
Ancient wizards and shamans put the hair of the deceased in plates and deep whispered to the sky. In the parrallel world, when the tricky creatures take precedence, they gradually inherit human hearts, and afterwards grow hair full of souls. Even after we disappear, our memories will remain in the silken hair at the bottom of wooden coffins.
According to my observations, the transition from the wild to human cities is most natural for animals such as cats. Nature has an anthropomorphic quality: the cat coexists with humans and also carries with it the memory and history of humans.
Photo shoot in the studio
Front view
Back view
Side view
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Hair and bones remain in the ancient coffin, as if a breeze had just rustled the silk of her hair, even though it was thousands of years ago. In another time and space, cruel and beautiful, like a fairy tale for adults, people disappear, and cats gradually inherit human hearts and then grow hair full of soul.
Photo shoot in the forest
In that dimension, when we see «fantastic creatures,» unobtrusive and so gentle, we are reminded of those evolved and primitive «human beings».
You can see this work live from June 30 to August 14 at the exhibition «В некотором царстве» in the HSE Art Gallery.
