ANNA BIRCH
Artist
OF A DIFFERENT KIND

The project Of a Different Kind includes series of assemblages consisting of paintings, neon strips, and embroidery. Each series explores, in its own way, the project's overarching theme — sociocultural phenomena in post-Soviet reality. As a means of artistic expression, I use quotations from memes, social media posts, classical Russian literature, and folklore.

In this project, I play with the meanings of well-known and popular phrases and quotations from the everyday life of ordinary Russians, which, in the context of the present day, sometimes acquire entirely different meanings. I select subjects for my paintings that help reveal the essence of the statements and evoke associations with familiar landscapes, home, and existential themes.

The project examines the interaction between the cultural memory and contemporary history, seeking to identify points of bifurcation in modern Russian society.

Mowing the Grass
100 х 150 cm
Oil on canvas, neon


2024
Lyuli-lyuli
100 х 140 сm
Oil on canvas, neon


2023
Enough with the Niceties
70 х 100 сm
Oil on canvas, neon

2023
Goose bumps
70 х 100 сm
Oil on canvas, embroidery

2023
Once Upon a Time
130 х 100 сm
Oil on canvas, neon


2022
Dichotomy
Diptych
160 х 110 сm each canvas
oil on canvas, neon

2022
How long
100 х 60 сm
oil on canvas, neon


2022
Knock from Below
80 х 100 сm
Oil on canvas, neon

2022
Away to me
100 х 170 сm
Oil on canvas, neon



2021
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