As part of the 'Pieces of Advice' project, the artwork HIDE explores the persecution of the LGBTQIA+ community in Chechnya, Russia in 2017. This piece is a self-portrait of me, manifesting the humiliating hiding of the community. But you don't see me, you see the naked body as a metaphor for being vulnerable and sensitive, trying to hide from the corrupt police. On the other hand, HIDE is about the government (as Chechen, as Russian) trying to erase the LGBTQIA+ community in general. The whole project, which started in 2017, explores the issue of LGBTQIA+ rights in Russia and continues depending on the government adding new discriminatory laws.

to be continued