Сaftan project. 
Through time and memories.

The embroidery of the ancient Russian costume as a narrative tool told a certain story of a person's life, his status in signs and symbols. I took this idea as a basis and made 16 illustrations that tell about the stage of a woman's life from adolescence to marriage and starting a family. Based on the illustrations, a pattern was created for printing on fabric and then the caftan was sewn.

On the one hand, I keep the tradition of telling the story of life through clothes. On the other hand, I transfer the very image and method of narration to the modern form and environment, as a continuation of the transformation of memories in time.
This is a story about a woman and her memories, which she keeps and transmits through things and states. Illustrations, photographs and the caftan are a part of her memories.

Photo: Denis Savkin

Publication.Review of the best: young Moscow artists at the exhibition "ISSUE'22". Design Mate. Online media resource. 2022.

Exhibitions

"How I Became Chaos" - Universal student group exhibition.
Nakovalnya Gallery. Moscow, 2022 (offline).

ISSUE'22. Park Zaryadye. Moscow, 2022.

2022 Britanka Degree Show. British High School of Art and Design. Moscow, 2022 (online).