Who am I?
A truly difficult question — one that remains unanswered even after decades of exploring information and creating various forms of art that emerge from within me into the world.
I began creating at the intersection of emptiness and curiosity — a desire to understand why what I feel can exist at all in this reality. What universal laws could have shaped my ability to feel the cold and to contemplate the boundless ice of the sky above the steppe?
Out of that cold and the absence of a sense of reality, the art project “Khladna reka” was born. Its purpose was to document the atmospheres that brought me into a state of belonging to something higher and voidlike. It became my first true step toward creating something meaningful — the foundation of my perception not only of art, but of closeness itself.
There is nothing that could describe my fundamentally emotional perception of this world better than this album. It is a sonic visualization of my documentary and autobiographical project “Khladna reka.”
And you know, sometimes I feel that no matter where I go or how I change, I will always remain there — within those native, cold atmospheres.
It is worth noting that there is no sorrow or darkness here, as one might think from the album’s somber tones. It is merely a method of expression, one of the ways to immerse oneself in what shaped me. In a sense, this is simply the sonic embodiment of my writings about self-awareness.
Yet, while exploring such deep layers of another’s reality, each of us may find a chance to reconsider our own — and of course, never forget the old and faithful resonance.
Please, as you listen to this album, remain as open and sincere as possible in your feelings, emotions, and sensations. Just let the sound flow through you.