Svetlana Maksimenko

Svetlana Maksimenko's artistic work explores the different forms of control and influence that belong to our psyche. Deeply concerned with phenomena of global suppression such as religions, myths, state propaganda and, more recently, new technologies, the artist is particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms of faith and dependence that push us to voluntarily submit to external control. Through her paintings, she invites viewers to become aware of their own relationship with power and authority, and to consider how they may contribute to their own subjugation.