Xana Kudrjavcev-DeMilner

is a young Berlin-based artist.

Her films, an extension of a long-standing painting and collage-based practice which belie an interest in breaking and putting back together preconstructed images, take her original cut-and-paste visual aesthetic to a higher level. Mixing spooky surrealistic image juxtapositions with an entirely psychodelic kaleidoscope whirl of motion, her retro-tinged found photo animations point towards an investigation not only of the idea of constant re-creation of images as thought up by others, but also knowingly show a unique and infectious childlike fascination with the simple, magical power of manipulating time, managing to question the notion of progress, of the laws of nature and culture, firmly and all along the way.

More about Xana Kudrjavcev-DeMilner and her works here.