Artist’s Statement
IF MEMORY IS SELECTIVE, THEN WHO DECIDES WHAT WE REMEMBER? IT SEEMS TO BE THE BRAIN, CHANCE, AND THE STRENGTH OF THE IMPRESSION. I BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE CHOICE REMAINS OURS.
MEMORY IS ONLY PART OF HOW WE SEE THE WORLD.
MY PRACTICE EXPLORES PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD AS A LIVING PROCESS: IT SELECTS, ERASES, AND REASSEMBLES EXPERIENCES, TRANSFORMING ONE EVENT INTO SEVERAL POSSIBLE VERSIONS. I FILM THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT AS A BASE, THEN OVERLAY LIGHT LINES, SPOTS, AND SHIMMERS—MY “BRUSHSTROKES” THAT SHOW HOW PERCEPTION WORKS: EMPHASIZING, CONCEALING, ADDING.
MY OVERLAYS SOMETIMES GATHER INTO A RHYTHM, SOMETIMES DISINTEGRATE INTO CHAOTIC INTERSECTIONS.
I USE SOUND AS A SECOND VOICE: IT CAN SUPPORT THE IMAGE, OR IT CAN CONTRAST WITH IT, CREATING SPACE FOR A NEW INTERPRETATION. IN THIS WAY, THE WORK PROMPTS THE VIEWER TO NEW PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS—TO THEIR OWN “ADDED” DETAILS.
I WORK WITH INSTALLATION: TRANSPARENT ELEMENTS, MULTI-LAYERED WORK, VOLUME, HAND-ASSEMBLED WORK. I STRIVE TO CREATE FORMS THAT THE VIEWER CAN INTERPRET FREELY — AND THAT INVITE THEM TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, FEELINGS AND MEMORIES AS THEY CHANGE OVER TIME.
CV
Elen Reflecta — visual artist. Born on 18 February 1967. Lives and works in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Creates paintings, video art and installations.
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 — Official Selection, 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