Dancing around suffering

Kristina Kulakova's "Dancing around Suffering" transforms pain into a profound artistic meditation. Through her photographic series, she invites viewers to see suffering not as an endpoint, but as a delicate dance of human experience — a journey of unexpected grace and deep insight. Her work creates a compassionate sanctuary where personal struggle becomes a universal dialogue. Kulakova gently reveals that in our most challenging moments, we are never truly alone. Instead, each instance of pain holds the potential for reflection, understanding, and ultimately, personal transformation.


A yellow bell pepper with a long, curved shape, with a pink and yellow flower growing from its top, set against a gray background.
A yellow bell pepper with its top cut off, a pink and yellow flower growing from inside, and a small white mushroom at the base on a gray background.

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Curator:

Paula Marschalek

Opening:

August 11, 2022


Duration:

12.08. to 03.09.2022,

Location:

Silent Gallery @ DIT
Schleifmühlgasse 1, 1040 Wien

Framed photo of a flower with pinkish petals and green stem, hanging on a white wall.
White art gallery with four photographs of flowers on the walls, and a reflecting wall that shows a pink flower.
Exhibition titled "Dancing Around Suffering" with text on a white wall and a framed photo of a stack of eggs with flowers and fruits
Three framed art pieces on a wall displaying a flower with a clay object below it, with the middle frame being closest to the camera.
An art gallery with three paintings on white walls, minimalist gallery space, gray floor, round window on right, ceiling structure.
Reflected view of a city street with buildings and parked cars visible through a store window that displays artistic wooden sculptures and a floral print.