The project of the artist from Kalmykia became the best at the conference on Soviet art

The Zotov Center in Moscow summed up the results of a conference dedicated to Soviet monumental art. The main award went to the project of the artist from Kalmykia Elina Gederim.

In 2024, Elina began a large-scale work on the digitization of ancient mosaic panels of Elista. Many of these works are objects of cultural heritage, but their physical condition deteriorates over time. To save the unique images from destruction and oblivion, the artist transferred them to digital format.

The result of this painstaking work was the first ever catalog of Kalmyk mosaics, combining digital and fine art. Now residents of the republic and connoisseurs of culture will be able to get acquainted with this heritage on the screens of their devices. The project was presented to the jury in the framework of the open-call, which was organized by the Fund of Soviet mosaics and media “Vlesakh”, and deservedly took first place.