Artist statement

I am Katia Shneider, a contemporary artist.

I work with the idea of multiple realities. I start from the premise that an objective, singular, universal reality does not exist. What we call the “world” is an endless process of generating versions and projections: each individual, each system, each language creates its own version of the world. These realities are not subject to hierarchy or verification; they coexist, conflict, and overlap. In this context, the concepts of absolute truth, good, evil, or justice disappear. Only equilibrium remains — the condition for survival and continuation of the game.

My art is my way of playing this game. I work with installation, ceramics, video, and mixed media — combining them within a single project or creating separate autonomous forms.

Materials and techniques are chosen not for expressiveness, but as a means of structuring a specific version of reality. Working with the medium is not only a production process but also a philosophical act, where intention and chance intertwine. I am interested in the moment when a work transcends the author’s intent and begins to form its own meaning within the context of a larger system.

My works are an invitation to see reality as an open system. A person is not merely a consumer of reality — they are its producer. Art becomes a way to remind us of this. I create conditions in which the viewer can become aware of their participation in the game: in the production, overlapping, and sustaining of realities.