«Deeper-closer.» 2.0.

• Metal, dough, wax of church candles.
• 60x33x39 cm
• 2023

Part of the project, I visited 13 churches and communities of the main religions (and their movements) in Moscow: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism, Lutheranism, Hare Krishna, Old Believers, Anglicanism, Baptism, Nestorianism.

After 938 minutes spent at 13 religious ceremonies, an audio composition was created by superimposing prayer recordings on each other. Its impact was studied using a survey 49 respondents, most of whom gave positive comments on the impact of mixed audio prayer on the human condition.

Also, after visiting the Emotional Development Center, I conducted an aura diagnosis before and after listening to the composition. The color of the aura after listening changed from green (social) to white (spiritualized), which also proved the positive aspect of the transformation of the listener’s consciousness with the help of prayer. This work asks the viewer a question: «Is it true that the deeper you know yourself through prayer, the closer you become to understanding faith and developing your spiritual self?»