Layers of Disapperance

2025. Moskovskoe Shosse, 11B, Nizhny Novgorod.
Grateful to curator Polina Mogilina @_polinastar and Triumph Gallery for making this project possible. Special thanks to Sofia, Polina, Diana, and Nikita for their assistance. “Vozduh” project for the First International Biennial of Environmental Art
Approx. 800 m². 12 days of work.

This mural reflects how human activity is gradually eroding the planet’s biodiversity — from a bright, pulsating green layer symbolizing the richness of nature to gray voids and raw concrete, exposing traces of loss.
Sharp red lines across the gray areas mark the conflict between life and artificial intervention, while a single red pulse on the right reminds us that biodiversity itself may vanish forever.

The contrast between color and grayness reflects the boundary between the living and the dead. The colored fragment shows the diversity that still remains, while the gray zones and empty contours symbolize the disappearance of species, with the raw concrete surface deliberately left visible.
A barely noticeable human profile on the left reminds us that humans are part of this system and may disappear along with it.
Sharp red lines cut through the gray areas and the borders between color and concrete, heightening a sense of alarm and marking the conflict between life and artificial intervention. On the right, a single long red line serves as a reminder that the pulse of biodiversity may stop forever.
The very form of the wall reinforces the message: its higher section corresponds to the peak of diversity, while the gradual decrease in height to the right symbolizes the thinning of life.