Artist Statement. Ekaterina Lazareva

I explore the boundaries between the human and the non-human, the personal and the collective, the living and the dead. In my artistic practice, I rely on a post-anthropocentric logic, seeking to hear and visualize the voices of those who are often overlooked — animals, environments, Indigenous cultures, disappearing bodies, and memory.

Living and working in Kamchatka, I observe a particular “island” mentality and a sense of disconnection — both geographic and psychological — that permeates daily life on the peninsula. I carry this experience of isolation, heightened connection to the landscape, and a restrained yet profound emotionality into my work.

In recent years, I’ve also been studying Ayurveda as a system in which the body, emotions, environment, and natural rhythms are viewed as a unified whole. It gives me a tool to perceive the human being as an element of a broader ecosystem, where health is not an isolated condition but a balance of interactions. This approach allows me to see art as a practice of attunement — with oneself, with place, with other living beings.

I work with documentary materials and field observations through animation, small book forms, graphic art, and street art. Through visual and narrative practices, I strive to create spaces where one can feel, remember, and be with others — beyond species, roles, or boundaries.

Artist Statement. Ekaterina Lazareva
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