Svetlana Shkuratova

Passionate about diffusing boundaries between various art mediums and investigating the moments where they intersect, Svetlana brings together the visual languages of printmaking, ceramics, photography and embroidery to explore themes of home, memory and their protection and preservation.
Home, as a space for emotional and physical refuge, has become fleeting in nature, with people constantly moving from place to place or losing it to wars, natural disasters, misfortunes or simply to the passage of time. Memory of home becomes a symbol of who we are and allows us to understand our past and move forward to the future.
As an immigrant from Russia, she looks back at her homeland and its culture and draws inspiration from traditional Slavic embroidery where each pattern carries a deep symbolic meaning and was believed to ward of misfortune and safeguard against evil. These patterns called “obereg” (talisman, amulet, protector) were embroidered on garments around the neck, chest and arms, the places believed to be most fragile and easily accessible to dark forces.

