Alena Zhandarova

Lives and works in Ivanovo, Russia

Artist statement

Alena perceives the world as a corresponding living organism, subtly feeling the invisible between all creatures, events, the past and what has not happened yet. The themes of the elusiveness of what is happening, its multilayeredness and cyclicality are the reference point of her artistic practice. Exploring the forms and structure of the interaction between internal and outer, Alena makes an attempt to show and streamline their relationship visually. Absurdity and the game are the main methods she uses for translation from the cosmic (invisible) to the human (manifested) in an attempt to find answers to the question "How to remember the ordinary day magic, being absorbed in routine and everyday life?"

Artwork

• "Piano" from "Time smells like Peonies" series, 2022
• "Talk" from "Time smells like Peonies" series, 2022
• "Bouquet" from "Time smells like Peonies" series, 2022
• "Cupboard" from "Time smells like Peonies" series, 2022
• "Dream" from "Time smells like Peonies" series, 2021
• "New Year" from "Time smells like Peonies" series, 2021
• "Embrodiery" from "Time smells like Peonies" series, 2021
• "Vera" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2019
• "Kseniya" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2019
• "Ira" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2019
• "Nadya" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2019
• "Katya" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2019
• "Yulya" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2019
• "Masha" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2018
• "Veronika" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2018
• "Zhenya" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2018
• "Olya" from "Hidden Motherhood" series, 2018
• "Self-portrait with the lemons" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2015
• "Self-portrait in the red dress" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2015
• "Self-portrait with domra" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2015
• "Self-portrait with baloons" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2016
• "Self-portrait on the apples" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2012
• "Self-portrait with the socks" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2013
• "Self-portrait in sweater" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2013
• "Self-portrait with the clothespins" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2013
• "Self-portrait with the iron" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2014
• "Self-portrait with the hand" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2014
• "Self-portrait with pencackes" from "Puree wth a taste of Triangles" series, 2012
• "Self-portrait in the fur coat" from "Puree with a taste of Triangles" series, 2013
• "Self-portrait in the Carpet" from "Puree with a taste of Triangles" series, 2013. Photography