Most important to me is having this special perspective on the surrounding world, where you notice beauty in the most ordinary things - you see some pattern, image, composition, color. Often this process happens in your head not when you expect it, and not when it's convenient - but that's exactly what's most important: thinking like an artist. And then you search for suitable materials to convey that thought.

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In the process of working with specific materials, you begin connecting objects of the external world with your own consciousness and what fills it - emotions, thoughts, experiences. You concentrate your attention on an object, sometimes almost dissolving into it, and in this way, you explore the connection between what exists outside and your "self." These could be coffee capsules, a tree, or streets of an old city - what matters is that each object acquires meaning in the eyes of the observer, revealing hidden connections between humans and objects of the material world. Through them, the artist engages in self-discovery. You could say that my artistic method is a unique form of meditation directed at external objects. And the artwork becomes the result of this ongoing meditation.

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In a sense, this method is my personal strategy of resistance. Modern culture strongly pushes us toward consumerism, where the surrounding world is viewed primarily as an object of consumption. I, however, construct a different ontology, where objects become subjects of concentrated contemplation. Partly this is simply care for my own mental health: when aggressive attempts to manipulate your mind come from all directions, the ability to focus and immerse yourself in objects liberates you from anxiety and fear.

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I consider myself an environmental artist. The terrible things happening in the world now, including what's happening to the environment - these are reflections of what's happening in people's consciousness. We all too much want to possess and consume, want to live easily, want to be entertained, want simple truths where it's clear who's right and who's wrong. Art is that inner weight that helps you not go mad from all of this.

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