Natallia Goryacheva
area: Photography, Performance
Key Facts
nationality
Belarusarea
Photography, Performanceresidence
Moscowrecommending institution
BMEIAtime period
May 2025 - June 2025Natalia Goryacheva was born in 1988 in Kobrin, Belarus, and currently lives and works in Moscow. A contemporary artist working at the intersection of photography and object art, she integrates her physical presence into her practice, turning each project into a performative act. The process of creating her works often becomes a public practice, where personal experience evolves into a collective act of perception. Central to her art is an ironic subtext and the use of provocative techniques.
Instagram: @goryachiy.pirozhok
During her residency at MQ Natalia Goryacheva explores the phenomenon of falling as a metaphor for life’s transformations. The research reveals its dual nature—ranging from the physical fear of danger to the symbolic potential for rebirth. Urban spaces, with their warning signs and boundaries, serve as a unique map for reflecting on the limits of human control. Through the lens of oneiromancy, falling is reimagined not as defeat, but as a portal to transformation: the moment of losing balance becomes the starting point for a new path of growth. The project illustrates how what may appear as failure can transform into a powerful catalyst for profound and meaningful change.