In this body of work, I am questioning the definition of belonging in the context of immigration and constant traveling.
Moving to Miami from Moscow at the age of 17 has strongly affected my sense of identity, as I was forced to start from a new beginning after leaving a fully developed life in hometown. I noticed that answering a simple question, "Where are you from?", became more complicated after a year of life in a new home. Standing on a threshold of the next big move made me question if we need to limit our identity to one place. To explore this topic I created a series of multi-layered pieces that reflect different "branches" of my belonging, covering old, new, and alternative paths I took through my life.
The final composition is brought together with a light transparent aluminum-mesh self-portrait that is hung in front of the pieces to show how a person does not have to be attached to one particular background.