Fault Lines

Fault Lines emerged through the artist's growing interest in material fracture and structural instability produced during prolonged experimentation with clay. Rather than discarding broken elements, the work approaches cracks, collapse, and instability as material evidence of pressure, rupture, and survival. Over time, the fragmented ceramic forms began resembling destroyed apartment buildings in Ukraine after Russian missile and drone attacks, where traces of ordinary life remain embedded within collapse.

Several ceramic fragments hang from red thread, recalling exposed reinforcement and unstable building remains left visible after destruction. Other compressed forms positioned near the plinth resemble vehicles overturned and trapped beneath collapsing concrete structures, recalling scenes witnessed by the artist in Kharkiv following Russian attacks. The found stool incorporated into the installation was recovered from the same damaged building referenced within the work while the structure itself was undergoing demolition, transforming the object into both a surviving fragment and a witness to disappearance.

Fragments scattered across the floor further extend the work's reflection on instability and sudden rupture. Some emerged after two large ceramic bricks were accidentally broken during exhibition, allowing sudden impact to become materially embedded within the installation itself. The dispersed debris echoes the abruptness with which catastrophe enters everyday life, where structures appearing stable can collapse without warning.

Rather than concealing damage, the installation leaves fragility visible, treating instability not as failure, but as a lasting structural condition.