INHABITING UNCERTAINTY is based on the history of a refugee family from Odessa, which was sheltered in my atelier from the beginning of the war for three months and was subsequently trying to get rooted in Germany without previous relocation or even travel experience.

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The project is a case study of a situation of brutal uncertainty that has both a documentary and a purely artistic part. It includes videos, textile, paintings, porcelain sculpture, and performance - all made in an immediate dialogue with a Ukrainian family. Together we explore fears, dreams and nightmares, invent mental techniques to overcome the seemingly unbearable stage of uncertainty, reflect upon materiality of hope and the specific steps into unknown future.

 

Uncertainty is explored both on the content and on the medial levels: the artworks with the open-end, unpredictable outcome and undefinable length of production (sculpture, carpet) exemplify the lack of knowledge about the outcome and the duration of the war.

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