Earth’s first form

The sculpture depicts the moment of the world’s creation from primordial chaos, according to Slavic mythology. It refers to the so-called myth of retrieval — the story of the world being created through the interplay of opposing forces. The carbon base symbolizes the darkness of the oceanic abyss, from which the titular first form of the Earth emerges. Embedded tiny carbon particles allude to grains of sand, which, according to the myth,  — the god of the abyss — brought to Perun, the ruler of the sky and lightning, so that he could bring the land into existence. The white fragment of the sculpture, representing Perun’s body, signifies the birth of the land, which expanded under the influence of Weles’ attempts to push Perun into the water. The white element rises from the dark base, creating a contrast between light and darkness, land and water, order and chaos. Above the composition hovers a plastic element, casting a shadow on the white form, alluding to Weles, who embodies a dark, subterranean force, yet with a hypnotic character. The shadow adds an additional layer of interpretation: it not only illustrates the interaction between divine powers, but also points to the elusive — the force present in the existence of everything. In this work, the artist sought to evoke not only a cosmogonic narrative, but also the mystery of the creative process, which is full of contradictions and tensions.