In the palace

The series was inspired by my childhood, but it is also influenced with experiences and relationships which are experienced though life. It shows us a search for our spirit and identity which every person encounters on our life path. It is a journey to imagined parallel worlds where other rules apply... animals and humans exist in harmony, fish can fly, animals can talk and many great things can happen. Animals and humans share the same body and surroundings, there is no hierarchy here, and everyone is equal. Although some settings are placed in historical interiors, in other scene we can see that these interiors float in outer space. These worlds are not determined by specific time or place, they exist independently and offer the unique experience for every viewer.

My hope is that the viewer will pause, even for a while, and dive into these worlds, which at the same time connect familiar surroundings and unfamiliar situations.

The animals in my work are not always animals as we normally know them - they are mostly personified, participate equally in these stories, and have the role of narrator and guider through these surreal worlds. They even show us an animalistic side of human nature. They raise questions about the situations they found themselves in, about the awkward surroundings where they obviously don’t belong.

Animal characters are shown in allegorical meaning, in a harmonious world where they are the main protagonists of the story. With their presence they create a link between the world we live in, whether it is placed in the past or the modern era, and fragile natural environment.