the myth of growth: why chase the carrot?
The central object of everyday life — the toilet. This familiar and ordinary item seems to symbolize our life: no day goes by without it. In the first perspective, the toilet with a dollar is ironically tied to the race for money, consumption, and success. Next to it, we find familiar objects: a flower, which reminds us of external stimuli and desires, and a donkey, forever chasing a carrot but never quite reaching it. This is a metaphor for the struggle toward goals that seem important but ultimately do not lead to inner peace.
However, when we change our perspective, we see an escape. We begin to understand that what really matters isn’t money, status, or consumption. The answers are already in front of us, and growth starts with looking at the world without illusions, in search of true happiness. This is transformation: like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Not through external stimuli and goals, but through internal motivation. When we allow ourselves to just be.
However, when we change our perspective, we see an escape. We begin to understand that what really matters isn’t money, status, or consumption. The answers are already in front of us, and growth starts with looking at the world without illusions, in search of true happiness. This is transformation: like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Not through external stimuli and goals, but through internal motivation. When we allow ourselves to just be.
70x70 cm; acrylic, canvas on stretcher; 2025
50 000 р.