Art & Design
Marina Skvortsova and the Art of Modern Myth Making
There are artists who mirror reality and those who build an entirely new one from its fragments. Marina Skvortsova stands firmly in the latter camp. Born in Irkutsk and now working between Estonia and Norway, she has developed a visual language that feels cinematic, intuitive and steeped in personal myth.
26 November 2025·1 min read
There are artists who mirror reality and those who build an entirely new one from its fragments. Marina Skvortsova stands firmly in the latter camp. Born in Irkutsk and now working between Estonia and Norway, she has developed a visual language that feels cinematic, intuitive and steeped in personal myth.
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