The exhibition presents women in a space where everyday boundaries are blurred and reality enters a state of timelessness. The subjects of the works linger in moments of pause, as if momentarily removed from the flow of history, frozen between one breath and the next. The result is a series of works operating at the intersection of reality and suspension.

It is in this tension between presence and stillness that their power is born. Each image is an autonomous fragment, functioning as a self-contained, tense and ambivalent state, more intuited than clearly interpreted. Its emotions and thoughts unfold outside of linear time.

This is a story about permanence: about melancholy, the blocking power of stagnation, and quiet perseverance. Its ambiguity invites the viewer to interpret it in their own way—to delve deep into themselves to discover the meaning hidden beneath the image’s surface. The exhibition is a part of Eastern Photography Festival.

Xeniya Brik, born in Kazakhstan in 1989. Currently a Polish citizen, she is a student at the Institute of Creative Photography in Opava (Institut tvůrčí fotografie v Opavě). She graduated from the Tri-City School of Photography in Gdynia. She is a member of the Lower Silesian Branch of the Association of Polish Photographers (ZPAF). Her primary areas of activity include portraiture and original photography. In her work, she seeks to reflect emotional states and explores the relationship between people and themselves and the surrounding space. Her visual style emphasizes simplicity, minimalism, and aesthetics. She has received awards in national and international competitions and has participated in numerous exhibitions. For several years, she has been teaching others how to ‘see’ by conducting photography workshops.