Kundalini 1984

This is Oleksandr Aksinin's 'Kundalini', and you can see it’s made with pen and ink. It's all these tiny little repetitive marks creating this otherworldly scene. I can only imagine the intense focus and dedication it must have taken to create such a detailed work. Aksinin's world seems a bit like that of Hilma af Klint, Agnes Pelton or Remedios Varo. You can just feel that something bigger than us is trying to come through him. The textures and patterns are hypnotic; the snake rising from the vessel and the tiny hands holding it up – what does it all mean? It's like a dream, but it's right there in front of you. It kind of reminds me of those old alchemical drawings, trying to make visible something from inside. All these artists are in communication somehow, through time and space. Aksinin may be gone, but his vision remains, inspiring us to see beyond the surface.