Artwork is a participant of 15th Florence Biennale (18-26 October 2025).
This artwork will be available after the event.
The work Youth is the result of my reflections on that period of life which slips away with extraordinary speed. It is a stage we live through without ever considering its inevitable end — and it is precisely this that makes us bold and confident: the absence of impossibility, the sense of endless time ahead. Lightness, playfulness, recklessness, naivety. And yet, in this very time and state, we lay so much of the foundation for our future.
To embody the sacred purity, airiness, fertility, and transience of youth, I chose the image of the dandelion in its “clock” stage — the white, delicate puffball ready to disperse its seeds into the wind. The ornamental halos around the heads of the playful female figures are built by dividing the circle into 8 and 13 parts, echoing the natural geometry of the dandelion head — the crossing of 8 and 13 spirals. Conversation, listening, dreaminess, whispering, and detachment intertwine, weaving a melodic and harmonious pattern of the universe called Youth. The great circle outlines this universe, while the smaller circles symbolize the microcosm each of us carries within.
Participation in Exhibitions• 15th Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy. 2025
Publications
• Сatalog 15th Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy. 2025
