An art project exploring the impact of words on people and our responsibility for what we say
FORMA
/ idea, inspiration /
This project grew out of a desire to see how words are reflected within us.
I was inspired by the research of Masaru Emoto, a Japanese author who studied the influence of words, music, and emotions on the structure of water. In his experiments, kind words formed clear, harmonious crystals, while words of anger and fear created broken and chaotic shapes.
If we are made of water by 70%, how do words affect us?
I chose to explore this through photography.
/ photo from the exhibition /
/ process /
During the project, a personal interaction emerged between me and the participants. Its outcome is captured in the portraits.
/ backstage /
Photos by Grigory Zhukov
Photos by Marina Shesternikova
Photos by Olga Kryazhevskikh
/ numbers /
-4
I didn’t eat,
just breathed
just breathed
in waist
1
location
2
assistants
4
photographers
8
shooting days
54
Aged 6 to 53
participants
83
days of preparation
108
portraits
/ self-portraits /
The artist’s self-portraits at the beginning of the project and after photographing the last participant.
/ why I do this /
I believe that a word is not just a sound. It is a form of influence. It can warm, heal, liberate – or it can destroy.
This is a reminder of that power. Of how much can emerge between people – even if one of them is behind a camera.
We are responsible for what we release into the world. Even if it’s just a word. Just a thought. Just a fleeting remark.
And if even one person, seeing these portraits, realizes how important their words are, then the project has already succeeded.
/ feedback /
If you have a feeling, thought, or question – leave it here.
Sometimes a single word is enough.
/ team /
Project author
Poster and website
Author’s assistant
Backstage photographers
The “Magic push”
and exhibition space
and exhibition space
/ video /
What do your words
do to other people?
do to other people?
