“Fam” (2023)
by Julia Soboleva
Julia Soboleva’s artwork resonates with themes of identity, cultural dislocation, and resilience. Her unique approach to blending past and present through altered photographs offers a poignant commentary on the immigrant experience and the impact of historical events on personal identity.
Born in 1990 in Latvia to a Russian minority family, her family's history is closely connected to the changes during the Soviet era. In 2008, she moved to the UK and later completed a Master of Arts in Illustration in 2018.
Her art often reflects feelings of displacement, transgenerational trauma, and the surreal nature of living through significant socio-political changes. Her work is characterized with a dream-like, eerie quality, blending humor with darker themes to illustrate the complexity of human experiences.
Soboleva is known for her mixed-media approach, combining painting, collage, and illustration. She often works on found photographs, layering oil and watercolor paint, and collage to create new narratives that challenge perceptions of reality and memory. This technique imbues her art with a profound sense of realism, making her work both evocative and thought-provoking.
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