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To be an observer rather than a victim of one’s own thoughts is also a choice. In this work, the trajectory of stupor shifts: for the first time, the Hero turns away from the wall and observes the space of their circle. Their figure and shadow have fully merged — the inner pain no longer presses.
Silhouettes of branches overlay the sterile white space, as if embracing it. “I developed a habit back then: to sit alone in the morning and listen to birds singing. A moment alone with oneself does not have to be catastrophic — it does not require effort to shut out thoughts, but can become a space where different states are allowed.” The painting offers a legitimate permission to simply be, where both silence and thousands of thoughts coexist.
Note: The fifth work of the “Stupor” section from Olena Koliesnik’s large-scale series “Solomon’s Paradox.” The full series consists of 18 works created at the intersection of psychology, exploring reptilian survival instincts and the artist’s lived experience of emigration.
ARCHES Cold Pressed paper, 31 × 41 cm, 2023. Ukraine.
Silhouettes of branches overlay the sterile white space, as if embracing it. “I developed a habit back then: to sit alone in the morning and listen to birds singing. A moment alone with oneself does not have to be catastrophic — it does not require effort to shut out thoughts, but can become a space where different states are allowed.” The painting offers a legitimate permission to simply be, where both silence and thousands of thoughts coexist.
Note: The fifth work of the “Stupor” section from Olena Koliesnik’s large-scale series “Solomon’s Paradox.” The full series consists of 18 works created at the intersection of psychology, exploring reptilian survival instincts and the artist’s lived experience of emigration.
ARCHES Cold Pressed paper, 31 × 41 cm, 2023. Ukraine.
Artist
Olena Koliesnik
Material
ARCHES paper, watercolor
SIZE
31 × 41 cm