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I built myself out of the fog

I built myself out of the fog

20х30

acrylic on canvas

2024


sold

Once I was alive and had everything. I wanted many things and my wishes came true. I dreamed and the spirits brought me everything I asked for. My life was full of love, trembling with anticipation. I traveled and explored, shared, fell asleep, and woke up with gratitude.
When it happened, my world shook and broke. Parts of my world were thrown to different corners of the room. I cried and tried to rebuild my world, but the pieces did not fit together again, they didn't stick together. I panicked and lost sleep. I was afraid. I didn't know what to do next.
Many years passed. I was alone and empty. No one was around, because people didn't seem to see me. People would bump into me on the streets because they didn't see me.
And all this time I was collecting small particles of fog. They were between the pages of books. Sometimes you could catch a piece of it falling off a star and floating to the ground. Some of them could be dug out of the ground. Or you could untangle old moss and find them. A lot of fog came from sounds, memories. They could also be found near old stumps and on the banks of rivers.
I wandered through my past and future, gathered those pieces of fog and built myself from them.
Now I can be in the world very gently, leaving almost no traces. Now I can feel the gentle vibration of all things. And I can go on living in a new form.

Exhibition history:


  • 21 – 26 May 2024 – Dream of a sleep, Galleria Gjutars, Vantaa, Finland
  • 1 – 31 May 2024 – AiR Gjutars Residency, Vantaa, Finland, Culture Moves Europe
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