About me

My name is Emilia, I am 22 and I am a communication designer, proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). My projects explore cultural heritage, nature, memory, and human experience.For most of my life, I was told that I am overly sensitive. I thought that this make me less capable of understanding the world objectively. And yet, the more I explore and create, the more I realize that sensitivity is not an obstacle, but a tool for engaging with reality. Growing up in Siberia, where the power of nature and diverse folk traditions are deeply rooted in everyday life, I reached an almost hypnotic fascination with natural rhythms, cultural rituals, the traces of human presence. I am drawn to the raw and imperfect, to naive art, vernacular objects, and traditional craftsmanship — sentimental things that preserve memories.

After the whale, 2025

«After the whale» is dedicated to the whaling of the northern Arctic peoples and their cultural practices. Among the Inuit, Yupik, and coastal regions of Chukotka, the whale figure mystified, it’s perceived not just as a source of food, but as an animate agent, entering into exchange relationships with humans.

The James Castle’s House, 2025

The house becomes a key metaphor for shelter, constructed spaces and internalized memory spaces in the work of folk artist James Castle. Deaf from birth, with no formal formal education or art training, Castle worked with found, poor materials: cardboard, scraps of paper, soot and saliva constructing a visual system of recurring images, figures and signs. After the artist’s death his home was preserved as a museum with a permanent exhibition.

Stadt ohne stadt, 2026

«Stadt ohne stadt» is a study of the town of Marx, which has undergone five name changes throughout its history. Each renaming served not merely as a bureaucratic act, but as a symptom of a shift in political regime and a change in attitude toward the Volga German commune. The book explores how urban identity evolves following the demolishing of name, language, and community.

Nagori Lab, 2023

Nagori is a laboratory for creating fragrances rooted in memories that exist at the threshold, between human and nature, personal experience and history, life and death.«Nagori» (名残) is a concept describing the lingering sense of longing for a season that has come to an end; it is that fleeting moment when one manages to capture and embrace a particular phenomenon as it reaches the conclusion of its life cycle.

Ama, 2024

Ama is a brand of fishing gear and apparel for women, inspired by traditional Japanese pearl divers. The brand advocates for an eco-friendly approach to fishing and aims to dispel myths surrounding women in the sport, captivating others with its purity and beauty.The brand’s product line is entirely white, designed to transform fishing from a simple hobby into a celebration.