"Хроники нигде / The Nowhere Chronicles"

The project  "The Nowhere Chronicles"  is a journey  through anti-time, a dream without beginning or end. It is a visual epic told not in words but in symbols, inspired by the surrealism of Max Ernst. Heroes of antiquity, centaurs of the future, portal carriages and birds of honour through layers of reality make up a phantasmagoria where the boundaries of genres disappear. 

It chronicles a world that does not exist, 

but which we recognise - from our dreams.

Introduction

There is no chronology, no geography, no logic in this project. Just the unconscious working like clockwork. 

Here cowboys meet knights, and a carriage full of beautiful maidens is carried off into the abyss. These are the chronicles of nowhere. Inspired by Max Ernst, these images are like a dream that cannot be told, but can be seen.

The Portal

The carriage rides through a surreal landscape. 

It all starts here, in the middle of nowhere.

The carriage rides through a surreal landscape. 

It all starts here, in the middle of nowhere.

Warriors of the Shadow Clan

Semi-mythical faces reminiscent of medieval samurai, mysterious warriors, dissolve into the ornamental chaos.

Semi-mythical faces reminiscent of medieval samurai, mysterious warriors, 

dissolve into the ornamental chaos.

Cowboys & Dreams

Heroes of the wild west, but in landscapes where there is no horizon and revolvers shoot more than bullets.

Heroes of the wild west, but in landscapes where there is no horizon and revolvers shoot more than bullets.

Horses

Archaic valour in a decomposed, absurd context. 

A horse with many eyes, shields made of mirrors.

Archaic valour in a decomposed, absurd context. 

A horse with many eyes, shields made of mirrors.

Maidens of Mist

The female figures are icon-like, ephemeral, as if from symbolist poetry.

The female figures are icon-like, ephemeral, as if from symbolist poetry.

Elves

Elves, bronze faces, strange clothes, 

landscapes in the form of ancient engravings.

Elves, bronze faces, strange clothes, 

landscapes in the form of ancient engravings.

Birds & Totems

Birds as messengers, creatures with wings and beaks, 

totem figures against a spiralling sky.

Birds as messengers, creatures with wings and beaks, 

totem figures against a spiralling sky.

Collapse of Meaning

What is the uniqueness of the project:

Deep symbolism: each image is saturated with archetypes and visual metaphors.

Surrealism with narrative: a rare case when the unconscious tells a story.

Combining the incompatible: eras, styles and genres are mixed into a unique visual language.

Unexpected neuroart: Max Ernst's style is rarely interpreted with neural networks

Weird worlds and characters in the style of Max Ernst.

Application of images

Illustrations for philosophical or poetic books

Album artwork (dark ambient, experimental, art rock)

Gallery prints, posters, artbooks

NFT-collections with "live" collage elements

Promo-visuals for cinema or theatre productions

Design of magazines about art, culture, esotericism

Illustrations for philosophical or poetic books

Design of magazines about art, culture, esotericism

Thank you!

Let's work together!

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