The "Encapsulated" series (2025 – …) develops the theme of "hybrid artifacts," shifting the focus from the natural and mythological landscape to the anthropogenic one. The artist explores the state of social and existential alienation in the modern metropolis, translating it into the visual metaphor of "encapsulation": characters and architectural fragments appear as if preserved within layers of plaster or stone, turning into artifacts for future excavation. This strategy creates an effect of "speculative retrospection" — a view of our present from a hypothetical future, where today's anxieties and disconnection have already become subjects of archaeological study.

Technically, the metaphor is realized through a complex dialogue of pictorial languages. Several visual codes collide and layer on the canvas: the geometric rigidity and fragmentation of street art — executed in a manner reminiscent of ancient petroglyphs — merges with the organic lines of bionic forms, the roughness of antique maps, and the plastic corporeality of Renaissance fresco fragments. This synthesis is achieved through "creative alchemy": textured pastes and mineral pigments are applied over multi-layered painting to create the effect of stone and plaster; engraving is employed, and three-dimensional components that extend beyond the canvas are incorporated; elements of the image are partially erased or "encapsulated" by subsequent layers. Thus, the very process of applying and concealing material becomes an allegory for the explored processes of social isolation, loss, and the "preservation" of events, spaces, and emotions.

The value of the series lies in its ability to capture and materialize the intangible yet universal "atmosphere of the epoch" — the collective affect characteristic of post-industrial societies. It is a relevant response to art's demand for reflection on post-pandemic syndrome, digital attention fragmentation, and rising social tension. The "Encapsulated" series does not merely state the problem of isolation; it offers the viewer a unique cognitive experience: to live through one's own present as an already occurred history, to see one's own "capsule" from the outside. This shift in perspective transforms emotional experience into intellectual observation, aligning with one of the major trends in contemporary art — the transition from creating objects to designing experiences and new modes of perception.