Painting by Olena Koliesnik

There are moments when there is no more strength to go towards others, because your own internal resource is exhausted to zero. Communication begins to exhaust you. Then the desire arises to hide in your own bubble and pretend that it does not concern you. On the canvas - blurred silhouettes outside the circle, losing shape, conveying the race to establish contacts between people, the necessary connections, use, rather than build relationships. This is a mirror for everyone who has experienced total emotional burnout, sought salvation in isolation, who was used as a contact.... This work has no fixed order in the series. I leave the viewer the opportunity to determine for himself where he is now: at the beginning of the escape, in motion or at the moment when he recognizes himself as a player and builder of relationships. "From People" is a work from the "Escape" section of the "Solomon's Paradox" series. Solomon’s Paradox is a collection of 18 works created at the intersection of psychology, survival instincts, and my own personal experiences of emigration. The series emerged from revelations shared with me on Instagram, and explores the moments when a person’s inner reactions determine their choices. Spain, 2024