Lyubа Sautina

I was born in Siberia (Russia), currently living in Espoo. My projects appeal to the themes of relationship between traditional
culture and the contemporary context, as well as representations of
motherhood and childhood in culture and art. I work with methods of
expressing human identity through cultural codes and also investigate
the possibility of transforming traditional established practices and
integrating them into the modern context.
I view motherhood and childhood as fragile constructs that intertwine
natural and cultural elements. By examining everyday practices and
actions that lose their significance due to repetitive functionality, I
extract them from their familiar context, thereby enriching them with
new meanings or pushing them to absurdity.
I study traditional handicraft techniques such as gold embroidery, pearl
embroidery, and hand weaving. Additionally, in my projects, I utilize
various media including video, audio, performance, and textile objects.