THE FISH REALIZED THAT FREEDOM IS JUST A WORD ON A BALL
The fish carries a weight with the inscription "FREEDOM" and, for the first time, notices that what we call freedom is rarely anything more than a new form of attachment. Buddhism says: suffering arises from desire. Even the desire to be free can become a chain.
This work is about the moment when you stop running away from the lack of freedom and simply watch as the weight floats in the water. Life flows on its own, like a balloon drifting into the sky, not knowing what’s up ahead. The bright ornament, hearts and balloons — these are illusions of joy in which consciousness swims. True freedom does not come when you let go of the weight, but when you stop searching for where to swim.
This work is about the moment when you stop running away from the lack of freedom and simply watch as the weight floats in the water. Life flows on its own, like a balloon drifting into the sky, not knowing what’s up ahead. The bright ornament, hearts and balloons — these are illusions of joy in which consciousness swims. True freedom does not come when you let go of the weight, but when you stop searching for where to swim.
40×30 cm; acrylic, canvas on cardboard; 2025
50 000 р.