pyaterochka, 2019

This painting, featuring a display of sausage in a typical Russian corner store like Pyaterochka, delves into the concept of commonality and familiarity within a specific cultural context. By focusing on this everyday scene, the work explores how certain items and practices become symbols of shared experience and identity among those within the group, while remaining largely unnoticed or even unfamiliar to outsiders. Through this depiction, the painting invites viewers to consider how ordinary objects can serve as markers of cultural belonging and highlight the nuanced boundaries that define inclusivity and exclusivity in everyday life.