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Shelters of Unspoken Worlds

In Shelters of Unspoken Worlds, the artist captures an introspective moment within a moving train — a liminal space where the past and future blur. A young figure, rendered in vivid contrast against a monochromatic background, gazes through a window where ethereal forms drift beyond the glass. These jellyfish-like shapes symbolize fragments of memory, words, and emotions from seemingly past lives.
The train, an emblem of irreversible passage, moves steadily forward, leaving behind the collected experience of both loss and gain. This lithograph offers a meditation on transition, resilience, and the invisible worlds that accompany us: the unseen yet enduring landscapes of memory and imagination that shape our inner journey.

Lithograph, L-2, 30 × 46 cm, 2023
Paper: Woodstock
Paper size: 61–43 cm
Materials: Stone, ink (Charbonnel), pencil

SKU: 8976351 Categories:Desire, Fluidity, History, Identity, Intimacy, Positivity Tags:Expression, Freedom

All works by Maria Gurikhina (MAG)

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In Shelters of Unspoken Worlds, the artist captures an introspective moment within a moving train — a liminal space where the past and future blur. A young figure, rendered in vivid contrast against a monochromatic background, gazes through a window where ethereal forms drift beyond the glass. These jellyfish-like shapes symbolize fragments of memory, words, and emotions from seemingly past lives.
The train, an emblem of irreversible passage, moves steadily forward, leaving behind the collected experience of both loss and gain. This lithograph offers a meditation on transition, resilience, and the invisible worlds that accompany us: the unseen yet enduring landscapes of memory and imagination that shape our inner journey.

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