Kateryna Kolesnykova

I Keep Myself Here

2026

In this work, the figure holds herself within a self-imposed boundary. The raised arm becomes both a gesture of extension and a subtle act of containment, defining a limit the body d...

In this work, the figure exists in a state of calm self-presence. Nudity does not function as a display or an invitation to the viewer’s gaze — the body exists naturally, as a form o...

In this work, the body appears folded inward, as if responding to a space that cannot fully hold it. The figure compresses herself — knees drawn in, head resting heavily on the arm —...

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