"... The idea behind my work was to use virtual reality technology to ‘materialize’ the image of the Black Queen, who, thanks to new technologies, could be ‘filmed in time’.
You can see some of the images I created during this process.
The glass in the queen's hands refers to the legend of her possible poisoning, and the liquid flowing out of it, which the queen is trying to hold back with her hand, is an attempt to hold back the evil and misfortune that, according to legend, she is trying to warn people about.
The idea of the cup also refers to several legends – Tristan and Iseult (Romeo and Juliet), as well as the Holy Grail.
In the background, we can see the silhouette of Nesvizh Castle and the coats of arms of the Radziwill family and the Polish-Lithuanian Union (the Republic of Two Nations – Rzeczpospolita (political regime) ..."
Natalia GRIGORIEVA