Mixed Media
Fractured Kinship
This painting presents identity as a fractured condition shaped by geopolitical conflict and inherited cultural tension. Three figures referencing Russian, Ukrainian, and my own hybrid identity are positioned in a state of visual and emotional... More
Installation
I Was There, I Think
This installation is based on a childhood photograph of myself in a traditional Ukrainian outfit, capturing a moment I do not remember. The image is divided into sections, transferred onto raw canvas, and stitched back together by hand. The surface... More
Painting
The Rocks Remember What He Cannot l
This painting reflects on memory after my father's traumatic brain injury disrupted his ability to recall personal history. Drawing from time spent at his cottage, I work with materials gathered from Bruce Mine, including granite, pyrite, schist,... More
Installation
The Rocks Remember What He Cannot ll
This installation takes the form of a constructed excavation site, reflecting on my father's traumatic brain injury and the loss of his personal history. A rectangular wooden structure is filled with sand and rocks collected from my father's... More
Work by
Sasha Yakovleva
Drawing and Painting
“"Speak to the rocks," my father once told me, as if they could answer back....” [More]