Live Forever, For the Moment

In the current exhibition, Alina Papazova presents a selection of sculptural objects inspired by memories and desires from her childhood that used to bring her comfort. They are positioned in the gallery space in no particular order:

One Neopet from the breed Acara named Kiara.

One Gameboy Color.

One bootleg Barbie mermaid.

One schlumbergera represented as a palm tree.

One pair of women's shoes from a village.

One Mickey Mouse Tamagotchi.

One Yu Gi Oh poster.

One Britney Spears poster.

One stool with a broken leg.

One chair.

One German porcelain doll from Schwarzwald.

One Furby.

One diary filled with cutouts of pop stars.

One burning Bukvar (children's primer).

And a video animation inspired and appropriating images from media that created trauma in her young impressionable mind that appears in the video:

Video of a Chechen soldier beheading a Russian soldier.

Pinocchio.

The persona of Michael Jackson.

Mr. Bean Destroys America's Greatest Painting.

Spirited Away anime.

The Lord of the Rings animated movie.

"Come to Daddy" and "Windowlicker" by Aphex Twin.

Viva Forever, Spice Girls.