Vita (Life)

With this work, the artist wished to bring a message of good fortune and blessing from Russia, her homeland. The sculpture represents Sirin, the mythological bird-woman figure, who carries multiple meanings but is often associated with positive qualities, eternal joy and celestial happiness. 

Legend also tells us that only a few can see Sirin, because she is swift and difficult to capture — much like human happiness itself. 

Drawing upon these concepts, Victoria shaped a large block of red marble portraying the great Sirin, who protects and offers her egg — a symbol of perfection and rebirth. 

Present across many cultures — from Russia to Japan, from Peru to India, from Egypt to Finland, from China to Africa — the egg represents primordial origin, the beginning of all things. Knowing the artist’s message, the sculpture invites us to reflect on the importance of dialogue, exchange and connection among cultures.

Sirin is a name drawn from mythology: a bird with a woman’s face, carrying an egg within the hollow of a nest. From this beautiful porphyry-red stone, Victoria has drawn a dream of blessing and well-being. 

But beware — like uncovering the secret of a magician, you must look from behind. Try approaching Sirin from the rear: she will reveal imposing plastic masses, the other face of happiness — the restless nocturnal flight of powerful wings. 

— Sandro Polci

Victoria Voronova discovered her passion for art at an early age and in 1985 enrolled at the Art School of Murmansk, her hometown. 

From 1993 to 1998 she studied at the State Art College in St. Petersburg, where she currently lives and works after completing her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, specialising in sculpture. 

During her training years she began exhibiting and participating in cultural projects, including a summer semester in 2001 at the Weißensee School of Art in Berlin. 

Despite her young age, she has already achieved significant success, creating several public and private monuments in her country.