‘无题（来自"可见性地形"项目）’— 安娜·卡兹米纳
In the contemporary model of world perception, numerous images exist, chaotically and kaleidoscopically colliding, evoking a sense of instability and separateness. The author proposes a different structure of the world. A linen grid becomes a metaphor for the interconnectedness of all things, and the numerous logics of human thought intertwine into ambivalent patterns, generating new projects within a global structure. Traditional cross-stitch embroidery combines with factory-made machine patterns, interweaving with lace lingerie, burlap, linen fabric, and silk threads. High and low, manual and mechanical, human and natural - all are permeated with duality and at the same time, a great process of formation of the Living Fabric of the world arises.
Born on 1987 in Moscow, Russia
Anna Kazmina, born in 1987 in Moscow, is an accomplished artist with a distinctive approach to her craft. Kazmina holds a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Beijing Normal University and graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Lomonosov Moscow State University. She is a member of the Russian Union of Artists boasting an impressive exhibition history, showcasing her work at esteemed venues worldwide, including Shanghai ART021, Beijing Biennale, Cosmoscow Contemporary Art Fair and Blazar Young Art Fair at Moscow. Her work has received recognition, earning her “The Best Concept” by the Contemporary art fair ART021 and the first prize at the Titian International Art Prize of Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts and a nomination for the Zverev Art Prize in Moscow.
Anna Kazmina's art invites us to contemplate the core principles that shape our contemporary society, the creative processes that give birth to new ideas, and how these concepts influence our actions on both personal and societal levels. Kazmina's work is a relentless pursuit of authenticity, seeking to break free from the confines of commercialism and societal stereotypes. She strives to uncover hidden potential within the human experience and the world, which she envisions as a unified multiverse, a living organism.
One of the most striking aspects of her worldview is her ability to seamlessly transition from a microscopic focus to a macroscopic perspective, weaving together a myriad of meaning structures into a singular, concentrated thought space. Through her artistic research and experimentation, objects are transformed into organic structures reminiscent of geological phenomena, uniting the universe and humanity into a complex, interconnected organism.
The artist expresses her integrated intuitive-rational perception of the world through various mediums, including painting, graphics, sculpture, video, and
installations, blending different logics and approaches. Iterating mechanical and human craftsmanship to create her works, Kazmina reshapes, melts, and sculpts new configurations. By crushing patterned porcelain, crumpling drawings, tearing existing images, and stripping away layers of paint, among other manipulations, the artist explores and renders the fusion of the organic and inorganic, the artificial and natural, and the symbiosis between humanity and technology.
