MOTION PICTURES PRESENTS – Iida Nikitin

MOTION PICTURES PRESENTS – Iida Nikitin At some point, a lily pond comes into view. The current carries forward, the lilies sway in a calming rhythm as the waves gently lap. In the water, a young woman appears to be present. By the water’s edge, there is a forest, neither large nor small. Wild animals might be glimpsed in passing. A woman is on an excursion in the forest. The paintings merge, creating a moving image. One could imagine that a camera is capturing rapid flashes that organize into a specific sequence. Dramatic, even seemingly declarative images change so quickly that it is impossible to think of only one meaning to the story they tell. Thus, it is also impossible to listen to only one powerful narrator guiding the path of truth. This resulting general nervousness and neurotic mindset leaves the viewer breathless. However, simultaneously, when observed from a distance, the situation feels calming. The lost meaning has opened an unexpected view, liberating one to grasp any self-chosen purpose and, on the other hand, to let go of it. The contentious situation, however, is not resolved but multiplies with each reaction directed toward it. In order to relax momentarily amidst rapid change, one does not need to go far. There is no specific nature to return to, nor a specific myth to believe in, just as there is no particular time to escape. The illusion created by the increasing consumption of information that everything is on display and advancing in a certain direction feels unsustainable at a time when reality is not governed by a single ideology or its absence. Thus, even the imagery of the end of times feels like an entertaining one-night pleasure, freeing one from longing for a pure and unified whole.

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