Mishelle Kovalova

Tecnica: B&W video made with a handycam featuring a performance using papier-mâché made from newspapers and vinyl glue on the body.

Dimensione: needs a tv or projector

Anno: 2025

Descrizione: Shot in soft black-and-white on a handycam, this video portrays a performance in which the performer lies on a mirror and smokes, yet her reflection is never seen. The absence of the reflected self becomes a metaphor for disorientation and the loss of a stable identity. The gentle monochrome image introduces an unexpected tenderness, softening the harshness of the scene and suggesting a bittersweet quality in the experience of losing oneself. The work evokes a desperate search for the self within a world where recognition, reflection, and certainty remain out of reach.