Tania Stupnikova
Sorry, I have nowhere to go home to
Acrylic on canvas
60×60 cm
2024
Košice, Slovakia
Price: 720 EUR
This painting began with a red leaf.
During my first year in a new country, I noticed it lying among dark green ivy. It came from a different plant. Its bright red color made it impossible to blend into its surroundings, no matter how naturally it seemed to lie there. I recognized myself in it.
Later, the leaf became a small dragon. He is trying to blend in, but there is an obvious problem: he is pink.
Migration changes the meaning of home. You may be welcomed in a new place, learn how everything works and build a life there, but you did not grow there. And if you return, the place you left has changed — and so have you.
Perhaps home is no longer a place. Perhaps it is where your people are.