Portfolio: Alena Zabolotina

Fantasies of Leaving

Beskrivning

Fantasies of leaving
I constantly fantasize about leaving.
I lie in the grass, merge with it, become grass.
I go into the water, and dissolve.
I fall asleep and vanish into the dream.
I walk through a forest clearing, merging with the soil,
becoming the shadow of a tree.
I dive into the yellow fleshy center of a bud and become
nectar.
I flow with puddles into sewage.
This is how I live through dying, giving responsibility
for the cessation of life to the entity from which I came.

Details
The project was active from 2022 to 2024 and is presented through various media: photography, photo books, and fabric prints. In the gallery space, I propose including photo objects that are still in progress, offering a dynamic and evolving element to the exhibition. Additionally, a limited edition of photo books complements the project, providing an alternative and intimate way for viewers to engage with the work.

Exhibitions and presentations of project
2025 Fantasies of Leaving, Centrum For Fotografi, Stockholm, Sweden
2025 Artist talk Fantasies of Leaving Fotoboksfestival i miniformat på Goethe-institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
2025 THE END, Alingsås konsthall, Alingsås, Sweden
2025 Fotboksdagen Örebro, Sweden
2024 Kapitel #1, Studio Tabac, Stockholm, Sweden