Katia Khassine (b. 1996, Moscow) is an artist whose practice engages with problems of representation of knowledge and the power of translation. A graduate of the Moscow Institute of Contemporary Art, Katia works with text, illustration, and graphics. Her selected projects include The Unshockheaded Doubles Boredom, A — Died-off Nacre, a Hollow Riddle (ISSMAG gallery, Moscow, 2020) and the series of events Five Talks on Scaliness ([…]Labs, CCI Fabrika, Moscow, 2018).
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The Unshockheaded Doubles Boredom, A — Died-off Nacre, a Hollow Riddle, 2020. ISSMAG gallery, Moscow. This project problematises the power relations between illustration and text
“Tackle and heed—Habit and conductivity—memory.” The Unshockheaded Doubles Boredom…, 2020. Khassine’s texts, written in the tradition of women’s writing, take on the role of illustration, adapting to the image
“Being in love brings both life and danger to the illustration.” The Unshockheaded Doubles Boredom…, 2020. The framed text describes different ways in which writing and illustration can coexist
The Unshockheaded Doubles Boredom, A — Died-off Nacre, a Hollow Riddle, 2020
“The reflection of a water strider ≠ water strider.” Double Glass Water Strider, 2018. From the exhibition Legends and Myths of the Everyday Life at the Gogol House New Wing, Moscow. Curated by Stas Shuripa. Photo: Denis Esakov
