Anastasiia Lodde

In my practice, I explore identity, migration, and resilience—concepts shaped by both personal experience and broader historical narratives. Coming from a Ukrainian-Estonian family in southern Russia, I carry the weight of inherited stories, infused with magic, history, and social allegory. My scientific background in genetics, followed by my immigration to Denmark in 2019, shifted my perspective on belonging and transformation, leading me to embrace art as both a sanctuary and an investigative tool.

I work across multiple media, guided by the concept rather than a fixed technique. My visual language is rooted in surreal symbolism—fish, bicycles, and houses—as recurring markers of displacement, memory, and continuity. I integrate Soviet-era objects, Interslavic text, and fragments of domestic life to create a sense of both loss and reconstruction. These elements do not serve as nostalgia but as signposts of history, questioning endurance in the face of erasure.

In 2024, I expanded into performance art, using my body as a medium for exploring transformation. My current practice moves fluidly between painting, installation, and performance, each medium chosen to best articulate the underlying concept. The tension between fragility and resilience remains central—whether through delicate forms confronting rigid structures or dreamlike imagery dissecting authoritarian power.

I do not seek a singular aesthetic; instead, my work is connected through its conceptual framework. Each piece is an attempt to bridge personal narratives with collective memory, to turn the weight of history into something poetic—an invitation to reflect on identity, morality, and the endurance of hope.