Anna Matorina, born in 1988 in Moscow, showed an interest in art and culture from an early age. She began her education at the Moscow Architectural Artistic Craft School (MAKhR RAKH), where she developed her skills and creative vision. In 2012, Anna successfully completed her studies at the Surikov Moscow State Academy of Arts, which was an important milestone in her artistic career.
In 2020, she graduated from the “Free Workshops” at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), where she continued to deepen her knowledge and experience in contemporary art. Anna actively researches Slavic embroidery and Russian culture, which is reflected in her work.
Born and raised in Perm. Studied creative writing at CWS (Creative Writing School), Band and the Text Master program at the Astrel-SPb publishing house. Writes in Russian in the genres of contemporary prose and magical realism.
AliAri is an artist with no name, place of birth, gender, marital status, job title or religion. She zeroes in on all the social statuses that anchor and compel behavior in a certain way. AliAri refuses to follow the stereotypical norms of thinking inherent in modern society. She has no beret, sketches, or academic background, but she does have a mask that makes her a completely free person. This mask symbolizes the many personalities and possibilities that exist in each of us, emphasizing the main idea of her art that life is a subject of construction. AliAri is a person outside of time and space. Putting on a mask, she can be a God from Olympus, the ghost of an opera or a person who is always laughing. She can also be a visionary artist who challenges patterns and seeks to shape a new social consciousness.