Triptych "The Sea and the Human" (2024)
In 2025, the photo-triptych "The Sea and the Human" was showcased as part of the exhibition "The Light of Silence: Art, Nature, Contemplation," held from March 27 to April 7, 2025, in Moscow, Russia, at 11/1 Velozavodskaya Street, within the Andrey Tyrtyshnikov Art Cluster. The work was also included in the exhibition’s online catalog, available at the provided link (Check the link), and took part in the auction held as part of the exhibition program.
Context
Photo-triptych; 40 × 30 cm (each);
Photographic paper, digital print;
Frame: polystyrene, acrylic.
This triptych is a story about the dynamics of the relationship between humans and the natural element.
In the first scene — a heap of dead fish, carefully laid out among lemons. The image emphasizes the paradox of consumption: the fish, once freely living in water, has now turned into a commodity. It is a view of the human as an exploiter, perceiving nature solely as a resource.
The second part of the triptych — a couple in the water. A woman with floaties, clearly unable to swim, clings to the element, while the man confidently stays in the water. This is a metaphor for the human attempt to “master” the natural force, to learn to coexist with it — but there is also irony in this scene: civilization seems clumsy in its attempt to tame the element, and safety is only an illusion.
The third scene is a moment of liberation. Women lie on the shore, and a child runs out of the sea, meeting the world with joy. Here, nature is no longer an enemy or a resource, but a space for life, where the human can be a part of it, not its master.
