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IDIOMS 196,967.
 
The title refers to language structure and to the meaning of the word idiom:
symbolizing the difference in meaning of the installation in its entirety  and its individually exhibited objects. The number represents the specific weight of gold, the symbol of wealth and nobility.
The installation is composed of seven golden boxes hanged from the ceiling and illuminated inside.
One princess-like doll is positioned inside of each box. Some of them are static and some are frantically rotating. Their mental state could be observed throughout the different little openings and optical devices (peepholes and magnifying glasses) on the boxes that completely distort the proportions of the little figurines inside them.
This 3D dynamics represents a step forward from the previous project "Infinitive", where every composition is static. Here, the noble ladies clearly express their frustration against their socially predetermined rigid daily protocols by silently screaming within their “golden cages”.
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