STILL LIFE

The primary motifs of the “still-life” series are dead animals typically found in classical Western hunting paintings. These dead animals seem to be stuck in limbo, lingering between the states of "living things" and "food." Though lifeless, they are depicted as lively beings, with their furs still glossy and fluffy. They are motionless, but have not quite become inanimate objects in a still-life painting.
In this series, a white layer of urea covering the painting's surface gradually decomposes, while the silver leaf beneath it becomes patinated, slowly revealing the drawn images of dead animals. Animals in classical hunting paintings are static ─ mortal and immortal all at once. In my works, such images of these animals live on, their appearances constantly changing little by little.