Alyona Kalyanova

In my works I turn to eternal, deep, philosophical questions. Who are we? How are we arranged? What is the essence of human? What language does nature communicate with us? What could extraterrestial life look like? I explore these issues in sculptural series, sometimes combined with graphics. My wor...

In my works I turn to eternal, deep, philosophical questions. Who are we? How are we arranged? What is the essence of human? What language does nature communicate with us? What could extraterrestial life look like? I explore these issues in sculptural series, sometimes combined with graphics. My works refer to the connection of human and space, life on exoplanets, the contact of civilizations, the power of consciousness.

I work with conceptual sculptures, using contrasting combinations of media: handmade objects + video, clay + performance, art glass + found objects, ceramics + digital drawings, etc. Playing with the contrast of traditional handmade and new media, I achieve stronger expression of my message and my artistic language, as well as relevance to contemporary agenda.