Daria Agafonova-Knight, Homeland, 2025, photography, cyanotype, drywall, wire, old window, 18 x 28 x 1 in

Since 2022 and the beginning of the war, Daria Agafonova has become increasingly interested in how national borders shape identity, perception, and political consciousness. Her work reflects on the idea that the less people move beyond the boundaries of their own countries, the more those borders become embedded within their thinking and self-definition. Rather than focusing on one nation alone, she approaches this as a broader human condition, examining how limited perspectives can influence understanding across cultures and societies.

Relocation and displacement over recent years have also led Agafonova to reflect deeply on homesickness and the meaning of "home." Her current series, Ethereal Memory, consists of cyanotype prints that function as echoes of fleeting yet deeply felt experiences from different periods of her life.

These works evoke memory as something both fragile and persistent, exploring longing, belonging, and the emotional landscape of return. Through layered imagery and the atmospheric qualities of cyanotype, Agafonova creates meditative spaces that invite viewers to reconsider ideas of place, identity, and emotional connection beyond geographic borders.