Pavel Krasheninin

It so happened that I directly and harshly encountered a reality I simply didn't believe in before. Irrefutable evidence, photos and videos, court decisions, scientific research - in general, they don't prove anything. In my paradigm, if substantial evidence is presented, we can discuss our interpretation of the facts, but not the existence of the facts themselves. I was wrong.

Recently, I personally have come face to face with the fact that evidence is simply disregarded in favor of the narrative held by the opposing side. It's as if we are discussing not a video recording, but a passage from the Bible. In general, everything becomes a matter of faith, rather than proof. Evidence is only accepted within a particular community that shares a certain agreement (for example, the scientific community or environmental activist groups). And there's nothing we can do about it. Absolutely nothing. It's not a question of intelligence, education, or political views.

It seems that the only way to hear someone from a different information bubble is to expand our own bubble to the extent that it engulfs the neighboring ones. However, it would be arrogant and extremely naive to say, "Let's all become incredibly intelligent and engage in self-r...

September 2022 "Russian Art Prize", the western wing of the New Tretyakov Gallery. Central Hall of the Union of Artists of Russia, Moscow.


July-August 2022, International Exhibition and Competition of Contemporary Art "Talent of Russia", West Wing of the New Tretyakov Gallery Exhibition Halls of the Union of Artists, Moscow.

Third place in the category "Surrealism".


June 2022 "GREAT ART COPY | GREAT COPY" 5th International Competition of skill of copy artists, the Great Exhibition Hall of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists
St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya str., 38.

2nd place in the category "European fine art of the Baroque period"


June 2022 "ZEN ART FESTIVAL | ZEN ART FESTIVAL " International Festival-competition of symbolic art, Moscow. 3rd place in the nomination "Zen of parallel reality (surrealism)"