Graphics 16. Reflection 18x18
Graphite on paper, 50x50 cm, 2024 | Unframed
This work opens a deeply personal three-piece series created during a period of intentional creative silence — a time when thoughts grew louder while words felt impossible to speak. “Reflection 18×18” captures the inner tension of holding experiences that reshape a person from within.
The drawing extends fully to the edges of the paper, symbolizing how war breaks boundaries — both external and internal. The thin, controlled line becomes the only vibration allowed to escape, containing fear, resistance, and the desire to remain whole.
The title reflects two parallel worlds that formed me: 18 years in Mariupol and 18 years in Kharkiv — two cities equally loved, equally lost, and forever intertwined in my identity.
This work is not an illustration of trauma; it is a quiet acknowledgment. A breath. A trace of what remains when words fall silent.
