Aelita

Aelita, the protagonist of a Russian science fiction novel, is a daughter of the stars, an inhabitant of other worlds — an ideal woman, alien, a perfect metaphor for the cosmos and universal energy. 

Yet within the contrast between figurative and abstract elements lies a second allegorical meaning, requiring a deeper interpretation of what the image suggests. The female figure becomes a representation of the very dynamics of thought, evolving and transforming through dialogue and encounter with others. 

Piera Sgiarovello

Vasilisa Chugunova was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, into a family of artists. She is the granddaughter of the sculptors Galina Zheleznyakova and Aleksandr Tikhomirov, and the daughter of the graphic artist Helen Chugunova. 

In 2004 she attended an art training course and in 2005 enrolled at the Saint Petersburg Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, graduating in 2011. Since 2012 she has participated in international symposia in Europe, China and Costa Rica.