THE STICKY MATERIAL OF LIFE’S AFFAIRS

SOFIIA MAKSYMOVYCH
16.08.2025 – 19.08.2025

Created in 2023, this work explores the body during periods of crisis and turbulence.

In this context, the body is not a lyrical reminder of the self, but something material and literal. It is also a memory of faith.

*In general, any interpretation of this act may be correct.

We are born into a world of constant turbulence, anomalous and alienated beings. The body is our guide between the spiritual and the material. Created by someone, it is born, transforms, and reaches its physical end. We can imagine encountering a state of being characterized by endless existence, free of physical limitations. Perhaps we are passing through only one level now, and our faith — which we must preserve despite the ongoing destruction — is expressed in our feelings toward the world around us. Accepting our physical limitations, and holding on to our faith, allows us to move beyond mere soft tissue.