'Global World Disorder' is a series of collages that aim to create a temporal imprint of the tumultuous moments of geopolitical instability we encounter. This body of work meditates on how the political intertwines with the personal, creating a cocktail of causality that shapes people's lives.

The war unleashed by Vladimir Putin changed the trajectory of my personal life. I left my home, family, and friends in Moscow as a sign of protest against the political regime in the Russian Federation. My protest against the war in Ukraine, combined with my inability to speak openly within Russia, forced me to leave my home country. I felt the fear of having no way to influence my future when my country's political regime could ruin everything in a single day. Just as we did many years ago during the Soviet Union, we are repeating the fate of the so-called 'Philosophers' ship,' becoming digital nomads scattered around the world.

Through my work, I explore various expressions of masculinity. My collages often appose naked, vulnerable male bodies with cropped fragments and gestures of political figures. By intentionally removing the faces of these figures, I aim to abstract the viewer's interpretation, directing focus toward a more universal experience of violence and trauma. While my feminist perspective may not be visually explicit, through my female voice, I reclaim my agency, which otherwise lacks representation in the dialogue of power and domination.

'Global World Disorder' is a series of collages created by alternating between digital techniques and physical assemblages. The visual materials for my collages combine and layer images from my personal archive, including photos of friends and family from my life in Moscow and everyday scenes from my life in Boston, Massachusetts. These images are juxtaposed with footage of the war that I collect from various open sources such as Telegram channels, Flickr, and other online platforms. Living safely in Boston, I am still constantly engaged with news about the war, and my work reflects my personal stance against it. Protesting in Russia is extremely dangerous and could result in imprisonment, so my collages aim to visualize the coexistence of two different worlds: one where life goes on as usual and another where war is a daily reality. I use transparent film to create an ephemeral trace of the current moment, exploring how my safe life intersects with the knowledge and awareness of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Through my personal experience, I address issues of displacement, alienation, and exile, which I believe a broader audience can relate to.