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Darja Melnikova

2024
Installation. Mixed media . 0.6cmx2cm.

The complex relationship between art and money forms a vicious circle in which ideals and reality are constantly encountered. This is akin to a not very successful marriage, in which both partners are interdependent, but often come into conflict over values and priorities. This union begs the question of how art can exist independently of money and how money can become a support for creativity rather than an obstacle. The search for balance in this dynamic is continuous, and each solution seems like another step in a circle.

The work is a small note of the artist’s daily life, when, in the swirls of household routine, the line between the joy of creation and burnout is often fine as the edge of a ring.