Dasha Shmakova
I am interested in studying the forms of my phobias, how they transform through work, become objects of research and change my habits in everyday life. I use technologies such as 3D and motion in my projects, they allow me to work with space and movement, creating new worlds.
Some of the important projects for me are the creation of a CG Art series of objects and videos for the film almanac "Lepota", for this project I conducted a study of Russian visual culture in Suzdal; participation in the Demo Festival with the project "Tardigrade", in which I studied my fears of endangered insects and microorganisms; the project "Loneliness", where I explore loneliness.
Group exhibitions:
Piuda ArtSpace, Seoul, Korea, 2025
Art Magnitude, Stowmarket, United Kingdom, 2024
Color VS Black and White, Gallery Ruarts, Moscow, 2024
Life Form, Gallery Ruarts, Moscow, 2023
Festival Demo, Netherlands, 2022
Some of the important projects for me are the creation of a CG Art series of objects and videos for the film almanac "Lepota", for this project I conducted a study of Russian visual culture in Suzdal; participation in the Demo Festival with the project "Tardigrade", in which I studied my fears of endangered insects and microorganisms; the project "Loneliness", where I explore loneliness.
Group exhibitions:
Piuda ArtSpace, Seoul, Korea, 2025
Art Magnitude, Stowmarket, United Kingdom, 2024
Color VS Black and White, Gallery Ruarts, Moscow, 2024
Life Form, Gallery Ruarts, Moscow, 2023
Festival Demo, Netherlands, 2022
«Loneliness»
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Даша Шмакова
«Loneliness» (CG video) 2024
In this project, I wanted to understand what it means to be lonely. It is a feeling similar to hunger, it contains both shame and anxiety. By combining different scenes - a space laboratory, plants, ships and planets, I managed to visualize this feeling in each. I do not want to be alone. I want to be needed by someone. I am lonely. I am scared.
In the video, I explore the Alpha Centauri triple star system. This is the closest star system to Earth, located at a distance of approximately 4.3 light years. It consists of three stars: α Centauri A and α Centauri B and Proxima Centauri. We often feel as if we are in danger of extinction, but will we be able to exist outside our planet and create a similar world? In my project, I created a space laboratory of the future dedicated to the study of new prototypes of planets and conditions for photosynthesis. The research center is located on the planet Candidate 1, which orbits α Centauri A and its nearby moons. The lab is creating new prototypes of exoplanets that could exist in a triple star system. Observations and studies could lead to the creation of new exoplanets with atmospheres that could support processes such as photosynthesis and the development of new life. But will we be alone on this new world, or will we be alone anywhere in the universe?
In the video, I explore the Alpha Centauri triple star system. This is the closest star system to Earth, located at a distance of approximately 4.3 light years. It consists of three stars: α Centauri A and α Centauri B and Proxima Centauri. We often feel as if we are in danger of extinction, but will we be able to exist outside our planet and create a similar world? In my project, I created a space laboratory of the future dedicated to the study of new prototypes of planets and conditions for photosynthesis. The research center is located on the planet Candidate 1, which orbits α Centauri A and its nearby moons. The lab is creating new prototypes of exoplanets that could exist in a triple star system. Observations and studies could lead to the creation of new exoplanets with atmospheres that could support processes such as photosynthesis and the development of new life. But will we be alone on this new world, or will we be alone anywhere in the universe?