Skin of bear with six paws, 2018

The cynical feeling that current times evoke is akin to that of a tourist looking around at an alien world on a tour. The still short postmodern era has had its share of challenges. News reports bombard us with new incidents. A volcanic eruption, a parliamentary session, a birth of lion cubs in the zoo, a drought, a tornado – everything blends into a single tangle. Human emotions are squeezed to the max. We are caught between harsh realism and dreams of the impossible, feeling presence and absence at the same time. All that remains is escaping into a personal experiences. This escapism allows to stay sane as the world goes through one catastrophe after another.