Boat

This painting is dedicated to the city of Syracuse, in Sicily, where I was living. Before moving here, I had never lived in a seaside city. Arriving from a small region in Siberia, I was struck by how much daily life revolves around the water — boats, ports, and fishing. In a way, Syracuse is the complete opposite of all the places I have lived so far, and it is precisely for this reason that I felt drawn to these aspects, which beautifully capture local life.
The painting also features several signature elements of Ekaterina Selezneva’s style, such as flowers, plants, streams, and rectangles, which function as metaphorical windows into another world.