Untitled. Srawberry Andreevna 2015

Alevtyna Kakhidze made this untitled drawing with, I imagine, an ink pen. It’s so casual but precise. I like the way the line moves across the page, delineating a strange kind of landscape, kind of topographic. I can imagine Kakhidze drawing quickly, making it up as she went along. There is something in her wider practice that embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meaning over fixed or definitive readings. The relationship between inside and outside is a theme that recurs a lot in her work. I like the way she captures the feeling of being in a place, rather than trying to represent it realistically. It feels as if, through the act of painting, she is constructing a site of inquiry for both herself and the viewer. It’s a conversation, an exchange of ideas across time, inspiring creativity in all of us.