Adam & Eve · Series: Lost in Code Diptych – Adam & Eve Dimensions: 120 × 40 cm (each panel) Medium: Acrylic, pigment print, laser cutting, mixed media Lighting element: Connects to a power outlet; the artwork illuminates from within when plugged in ⸻ Two figures. Adam and Eve — no longer in a garden, but in a pixelated void. Their bodies are rendered in stark black and white, devoid of color, contour, or certainty. They are not born of flesh and light, but of pixels and absence, suspended in a space where identity dissolves into data. In Adam, luminous symbols of currency rain from above — dollar signs, euros, yen — cascading down a dark digital backdrop like a code dripping through consciousness. In Eve, glowing logos of global brands replace leaves and whispers: fashion, beauty, power — sleek icons of desire. The dark background shimmers with embedded light — each canvas subtly wired with an internal glow. When connected to a power source, the paintings emit a gentle luminescence, bringing the coded symbols to life in a ghostly digital rain. The contrast between the monochrome figures and their radiant environment deepens the tension between substance and illusion. Together, these works form a contemporary Genesis — one not of creation, but of erasure. In the pursuit of wealth, approval, status, and consumption, the figures have lost their color, their definition, their essence. They are outlines of humanity — recognizable, but fading. This diptych asks: When the external world defines us through symbols, what remains of the self?
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Moments of Life 2025
Adam & Eve
Viktorika, France
MediumSeries: Lost in Code Diptych – Adam & Eve Dimensions: 120 × 40 cm (each panel) Medium: Acrylic, pigment print, laser cutting, mixed media Lighting element: Connects to a power outlet; the artwork illuminates from within when plugged in ⸻ Two figures. Adam and Eve — no longer in a garden, but in a pixelated void. Their bodies are rendered in stark black and white, devoid of color, contour, or certainty. They are not born of flesh and light, but of pixels and absence, suspended in a space where identity dissolves into data. In Adam, luminous symbols of currency rain from above — dollar signs, euros, yen — cascading down a dark digital backdrop like a code dripping through consciousness. In Eve, glowing logos of global brands replace leaves and whispers: fashion, beauty, power — sleek icons of desire. The dark background shimmers with embedded light — each canvas subtly wired with an internal glow. When connected to a power source, the paintings emit a gentle luminescence, bringing the coded symbols to life in a ghostly digital rain. The contrast between the monochrome figures and their radiant environment deepens the tension between substance and illusion. Together, these works form a contemporary Genesis — one not of creation, but of erasure. In the pursuit of wealth, approval, status, and consumption, the figures have lost their color, their definition, their essence. They are outlines of humanity — recognizable, but fading. This diptych asks: When the external world defines us through symbols, what remains of the self?
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Viktorika is a professional artist with a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Arts of Ukraine (2003–2008). In 2014, she also completed a Photography School in Ukraine. She is a member of the ACA – Association des Amis de Jean, an organization that unites artists and promotes contemporary art and cultural exchange.
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