Mission
I HELP PEOPLE, THROUGH CONTEMPLATION AND IMMERSION IN “MEMORIES OF MEMORIES, ” RETHINK THE PAST IN ORDER TO SEE THE PRESENT MORE CLEARLY AND BUILD THEIR FUTURE.
Artist’s Statement
IF MEMORY IS SELECTIVE, WHO DECIDES WHAT WE REMEMBER? IT SEEMS CHANCE AND THE INTENSITY OF AN IMPRESSION MAKE THAT CHOICE. YET, I BELIEVE A PART OF THAT CHOICE REMAINS WITH US.
MEMORY IS MERELY ONE ASPECT OF HOW WE VIEW THE WORLD.
MY PRACTICE EXPLORES THE PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD AS A LIVING PROCESS—ONE THAT SELECTS, ERASES, AND REASSEMBLES LIVED EXPERIENCES, TRANSFORMING A SINGLE EVENT INTO MULTIPLE POSSIBLE VERSIONS. I FILM MY SURROUNDINGS AS A FOUNDATION AND THEN OVERLAY LINES OF LIGHT, PATCHES OF COLOR, AND FLICKERS—MY “BRUSHSTROKES"—TO REVEAL HOW PERCEPTION OPERATES: BY HIGHLIGHTING, OBSCURING, AND ADDING ELEMENTS.
THESE OVERLAYS SHIFT BETWEEN FORMING A RHYTHM AND DISSOLVING INTO CHAOTIC INTERSECTIONS.
I USE SOUND AS A SECOND VOICE; IT CAN EITHER REINFORCE THE IMAGE OR CONTRAST WITH IT, CREATING SPACE FOR NEW INTERPRETATIONS. IN THIS WAY, THE WORK INVITES VIEWERS TO FORM THEIR OWN PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS—TO FILL IN THE DETAILS THEMSELVES.
I WORK WITH VIDEO ART AND INSTALLATION: TRANSPARENT ELEMENTS, MULTI-LAYEREDNESS, VOLUME, HAND-ASSEMBLY. I CREATE SERIES OF PRINTS BASED ON MY VIDEO PROJECTS. MY AIM IS TO PRESENT FORMS THAT VIEWERS CAN INTERPRET FREELY—FORMS THAT EVOKE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, EMOTIONS, AND MEMORIES, ALL OF WHICH EVOLVE OVER TIME.
My philosophy
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH ONESELF AND RETURNING ATTENTION TO ONESELF.
I NAVIGATE LIFE BASED ON MY INNER VOICE: I TRUST MY FEELINGS AND DON’T SUBSTITUTE OTHER PEOPLE’S SCENARIOS FOR MY DESIRES. I MAKE QUICK, INTUITIVE DECISIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME CHOOSE NOT TO RUSH THROUGH LIFE: I NOTICE DETAILS, PAUSE, CONTEMPLATE, AND ALLOW TIME TO REVEAL MEANING.
MOVEMENT—A ROAD, A WALK, A JOURNEY—IS IMPORTANT TO ME AS A WAY TO SEE THE WORLD ANEW AND FIND SOMETHING NEW IN THE FAMILIAR.
IN MY WORK, THIS PHILOSOPHY BECOMES AN EXPLORATION OF MEMORY. I PERCEIVE RECOLLECTION NOT AS A FACT, BUT AS A LIVING PROCESS THAT CONTINUALLY REASSEMBLES THE PAST—MEMORIES OF MEMORIES. I EMBRACE MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES AND DON’T SEEK A SINGLE CORRECT ONE: I’M INTERESTED IN HOW PERCEPTION CHANGES MEANING, WHAT REMAINS, WHAT DISAPPEARS, AND WHY. I BELIEVE THAT MEMORY IS SELECTIVE, BUT NOT FATAL. BY PAYING ATTENTION, RETHINKING, AND CHOOSING WHAT WE RETAIN, A PERSON CAN, WITHOUT FORCING THEMSELVES, DIRECT THEIR MEMORY, THEREBY DETERMINING THEIR FUTURE LIFE.
THEREFORE, I CREATE WORKS AS SPACES FOR SLOWING DOWN AND ENGAGING IN INTERNAL DIALOGUE. I STRIVE FOR FORMS THAT THE VIEWER CAN FREELY INTERPRET, AND FOR IMAGES THAT EVOKE NEW PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS. MY GOAL IS TO HELP US SEE THE WORLD MORE CLEARLY: THROUGH CONTEMPLATION, THROUGH DETAIL, AND THROUGH THE RIGHT TO SEE AND REMEMBER IN OUR OWN WAY.
CV
Elen Reflecta — visual artist. Born on February 18, 1967. Lives and works in Yekaterinburg, Russia. I create video art, installations, and series of prints based on my video projects.
Education
2024–2026 — Institute of Visual Arts, Master of Visual Arts
Additional Training
2023–2024 — Videography course by Yana Kishko, Paris
2023 — Gavr School, “Video Artist” course
Film Festivals
2026 — Nominee, LA International Art Film Fest
2026 — Nominee, Tokyo Indie Shorts Fest
2026 — Nominee, Tokyo International Cinema Awards
2026 — Award winner, Paris Play Film Festival
2026 — Nominee, IVA International Video Art Festival, St. Petersburg
2026 — Award winner, ISAFF
2026 — Nominee, Miami Women Film Festival
2026 — Finalist, X World Short Film Festival
Exhibitions
2026 — Participant, “ECHOES” exhibition, Cambridge Photography Gallery
2026 — Participant, “Acts of Address” exhibition, CISTA ARTS, London
2026 — Participant, PhygitArt VII “Hyperreality” digital art festival, Villa Graziani, San Giustino (Perugia), Italy
2026 — Participant, “PURE ABSTRACTION” online exhibition, Art Fluent, Boston
2026 — Participant, NOIS//E 2026 Festival and Symposium, AudioVisual Room programme, Milan, Italy