Heavenly Bodies I
2019
UHD Video with dolby 5,1 sound
13 min, 22 sec
Digital c-prints
In this project I portray fitness enthusiasts that I connected with through Instagram.
Through their bodies, discipline, and masculine self-presentations, the films explore a contemporary movement where individualism, bodily control, and self-optimization shape an ideal. A world where strength embodies purpose, and dreams take physical form.
The title Heavenly Bodies alludes to the phrase "shoot for the stars," while also pointing toward a greater ambition — reaching for unknown celestial bodies.
A movement beyond the human, toward something greater, stronger, and perhaps unattainable.
Heavenly Bodies I, excerpt from video
Installation view: 8 name for sten på is, dressing room at Osby's ice skating hall, Osby, Sweden, 2019
On Insta. digital c-print
With
Andrey Kovalev (andrey_deepfly)
Vadim Perevertailov (vadim_vipi)
Vitaly Perchilo (fittpepper)
Narrator
Andrey Kovalev
Translation
Bogusław Kalestyński
Sound design and mix
Niklas björklund
Location
Victory Park/ Uzvaras Parks/
Парк Победы, Riga, Latvia
Made with support from
ISSP Riga Residency, 2018
Climbing, digital C-print
Heavenly Bodies II
2019
UHD Video 5 min loop
With
Hasan Mezhiev (xacmm)
Location
Great Cementary/
Lielie kapi, Riga, Latvia
Heavenly Bodies II, excerpt from video
Installation view: 8 name for sten på is, sauna at Osby's ice skating hall, Osby, Sweden, 2019
Installation view: The Ring Beyond the Mat, Riksidrottsmuseet, Konsthall 16, 2023