Kahegha

Albina Mokhryakova. Kahegha. 2019. Screenshot, 1920X1080, JPEG In 2013, Russian citizen Ekaterina Ustyuzhaninova killed a Libyan Army officer avenging the execution of Gaddafi. This event provoked an armed attack on the Russian embassy in Libya, which was then evacuated urgently. In the subject of the news reports I recognized a girl who used to be my dormitory roommate. A few years later I found her blocked diary in Web Archive, she wrote under the pseudonym "Kahegha" (a concept from the fictional worlds of Lovecraft), and that finding triggered me for creating this work. Albina Mokhryakova twice won the award for “Young Artist. Project of the Year” at the 2019/ 2021 Kandinsky prize. Participant of the 2nd Russian Triennial of Contemporary Art. In 2018-2019 represented Russia at The International Encounter of Art Schools Students “Artagon IV” and “Artagon Live” (Paris, France). A participant exhibitions and film festivals “ArtDocFest” and “Spirit of Fire”. A co-author of The ICE collective video installation at the Robert Wilson Residence (Robert Wilson, Watermill Center, New York).