IMMORTAL (БЕССМЕРТНА)
IMMORTAL is a multidisciplinary project born from the encounter between a post-Soviet individual and the weight of Soviet legacy—its monuments, its language of glory, and its persistent grip on national identity. Rooted in personal photographic archives and feminist reflection, the work explores the transition from collective memory to individual experience, from ideological permanence to personal resilience.
IMMORTAL is a multidisciplinary project born from the encounter between a post-Soviet individual and the weight of Soviet legacy—its monuments, its language of glory, and its persistent grip on national identity. Rooted in personal photographic archives and feminist reflection, the work explores the transition from collective memory to individual experience, from ideological permanence to personal resilience.
As part of this project, I created a clothing line bearing the word БЕССМЕРТНА (IMMORTAL), hoping to spark a sense of unity, solidarity, and dialogue among people connected to Belarus—wherever they are. These items serve as visual codes, layered with irony, remembrance, and reappropriation. Through the posthumous reinterpretation of Soviet symbols, they invite reflection on identity, resistance, and the potential for change.
This wearable message can help heal the wound of disconnection for some, or empower others to assert their identity without reaching for a passport. It is both a personal statement and a collective gesture—a bridge between those who left, those who stayed, and those who stand in solidarity.
The geography revealed through sending these packages told its own story: of a dispersed yet connected community, resilient in distance and alive in shared meaning.
