With her Patriotism series, Ms. Marina Fedorova sought to express her deep-rooted senesce of patriotism and love for her country and appreciation of its historic legacy. The main protagonists of these paintings are women, reminding us of the extraordinary human endeavors during the space quest. It is a celebration of the heroic female astronauts: Valentina Tereshkova, Svetlana Savitskaya, and Elena Serova. Their commitment and dedication have been and still are justly admired by several generations.

Central to the series is the Flying Lady sculpture. The three-dimensional figure of a young girl symbolizes movement, determination, strength, and renewal for the country. The girl is shown reaching upward, as if about to soar above the clouds towards the new and the unknown.

Reflecting on the serious issues of our historical heritage, Ms. Marina Fedorova nevertheless manages to retain her signature sense of humor. The female protagonist of the Space Laundry painting, for instance, just like the new Snow-White waiting for the return of her space dwarfs, is seen washing spacesuits and hanging them out to dry.

‘What I wished to stress is the modern world’s urgent need for renewal: after all, things are changing very fast, and we must keep up with these changes. The new generation needs a new symbolic representation of their motherland: whereas in the past it was crafted by the Soviet artists, now it is evoked by the contemporary ones,’ comments Ms. Marina Fedorova.

The artworks from the Patriotism series will be on display at Erarta Museum from 8 September.

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About COSMODREAMS: the project is a multi-journey experience for viewers, anchored around the latest series of paintings by Marina Fedorova. This Project is anchored on reflective views and parallels relating to space and cosmos, life on earth, technology, dystopian worlds and societies, and relevant to the future our legacies.

The Exhibition has been conceived to address all kind of viewers; it aims to engage viewers at different immersive levels: art series with oversized paintings or sculptures, human-size objects, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Movie and Interactive Walls. COSMODREAMS is engaging, inspiring, playful and reflective. It is a first-in-kind and stand-alone experience.

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About Ms. Marina Fedorova: born in Leningrad in 1981, Ms. Fedorova currently lives and works between St. Petersburg and Munich. She studied painting, design and graphic arts at the Nicholas Roerich Art School in St. Petersburg, later graduating from the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design where she majored in Fashion Design and Illustration.

Over the past two decades, her paintings have been featured in dozens of solo and group exhibitions in Russia and abroad. Ms. Fedorova’s artworks were acquired for the permanent collections of the State Hermitage Museum, the State Russian Museum, Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as by a number of private collectors.

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