Polina Bortina
RU/EN

About the work

A minimalist abstract work built on the contrast between a smooth monochrome surface and an expressive crack cutting vertically through the composition. The pink field acts as a single, almost bodily space in which the fracture opens up as inner tension coming to the surface.

Texture plays the key role: unevenness, chips and mosaic inclusions inside the crack create a sense of depth and materiality, turning the surface into a living structure. The line of the fracture resembles a scar, a map and a trace of transformation all at once.

The work explores fragility and resilience, showing the beauty of imperfection and the process of inner change as a form of visual poetry.

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