JULIA BELIAEVA
WHITE SHADOWS

KONSCHTHAL ESCH, ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, LUXEMBOURG
13 JUNE – 20 SEPTEMBER 2026

Julia Beliaeva explores, through her porcelain sculptures, digital works, and installations, the fragility of the human condition as well as the dialogue between tradition and modernity. She incorporates advanced technologies such as scanning, modelling, 3D printing, and virtual reality into her creations, thereby renewing artistic practices in a constantly changing world. Through her use of porcelain, she reflects on cultural heritage and lost craftsmanship, particularly those of Ukraine’s once-thriving ceramics industry. She also transforms mythological figures into poignant representations of suffering and resistance, questioning how myths and folk tales reflect contemporary struggles.

© Photos Christof Weber

FEATURED ARTIST

JULIA BELIAEVA
Julia Beliaeva (b. 1988 in the Haisyn Vinnytsia region, Ukraine) graduated from the Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Art and Design, named after Mykhailo Boychuk. Using the latest technologies (3D scanning, 3D modeling, 3D printing, and virtual reality), she turns to rethinking tradition and traditional media in an ever-changing virtualized world. She is interested in how technology affects us and our consciousness, as well as how the new technology can make sense and update traditional media. In particular, Julia works a lot with porcelain, which allows her to reflect on the heritage and lost traditions through a combination...
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