Weird and otherworldly shapes have always fascinated me. I’m drawn to what is often overlooked — to deteriorating metal, cracked glass, weathered wood — materials that carry a story in their textures, their colours, their contrast. There’s a kind of silent poetry in decay and transformation that resonates with me far more than perfection ever could.

I was born in 1987 in Pawlohrad, Ukraine, and spent most of my childhood moving between places. I eventually grew up in a small village in eastern Germany, surrounded by forests, silence and the rhythm of nature. This environment shaped my view of the world as one full of hidden details, magical moments and fleeting beauty that’s easy to miss unless you know how to look for it.

I studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden, training as an SFX make-up designer. Since 2017, I have been working as a freelance artist, exploring different media such as photography, illustration, painting and digital design. My camera is often my main tool. I especially love macro photography, where small things transform into entire landscapes. From above, the textures of stone or wood can resemble abstract paintings. The closer I look, the more the ordinary becomes strange, poetic or even spiritual.

My work is rooted in contrasts: light and darkness, fragility and resilience, nature and the man-made. I often search for places and materials that blur these boundaries. Whether it’s a wall catching sunlight, a piece of scorched wood or tar melting into silver veins, I try to capture these brief alignments of time, light and substance.

Through my images, I want to encourage others to slow down and observe — not just look, but sense what lies beneath. The extraordinary hides in plain sight. Sometimes, we just need to shift perspective.