Elena Zusman

"Transcendence" - existing or experiencing beyond the normal physical level

Transcendence is the quiet ascent beyond edges and endings— the dissolving of walls between self and infinite,
where silence speaks more than language and time stretches into stillness.

It is the moment when the weight of matter falls away, when thought softens into pure presence, and the soul recognizes itself as both a single flame and the whole fire.

To transcend is not to escape, but to expand—to move through limitation into boundlessness, to become both here and beyond, finite yet touched by the eternal.

"Silentium" - meditation on the spaces between words - the quiet threshold where emotion exists without language, inviting the viewer to slow down, to dwell in the quiet, and to listen with their eyes. It is an offering of stillness in a world of constant noise—an intimate space where presence becomes the loudest sound.

These textured monochromes are not depictions of silence, but embodiments of it. Each surface holds the weight of pauses, hesitations, and the echoes of what remains unspoken. In working with thick, tactile pigment, I sought to sculpt the intangible: the way stillness can feel heavy, almost physical, pressing into the body. The abs...

Self-taught artist