Fragments of the Unknown Archive

Relief objects resembling fragments of architecture with an unknown history

These works resemble found objects whose original purpose and origin can no longer be established. Ornament, textile imprints, plaster and layers of relief sit side by side, preserving different traces of an unknown history. The aim is not to reconstruct a specific past, but to evoke the discovery of an object in which some information has survived while the rest has been lost

Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art

Archive Surface

2026, 20×30 cm
Mixed media technique: relief, stencil, multi-layered patination
Materials: textured plaster, gypsum, clay, acrylics, waxes, glazing compounds, patina

An ornamental structure emerges beneath the upper relief, alongside traces of decorative fabric, fragments of damaged coating and a central architectural element. The layers do not form a fully legible narrative: each area has its own character and degree of preservation. The surface resembles an archive that can be examined closely but never reconstructed in full.

Archive Structure

2026, 40×40 cm
Mixed media technique: relief, stencil, multi-layered patination
Materials: textured filler, plaster, gypsum, clay, acrylics, waxes, glazing compounds, patina

Ornament and dense texture gather around a central knot. The material does not serve as a background; it shapes the composition itself, giving it weight and directing the eye. The concentrated relief makes the centre the defining feature of the surface, while the surrounding areas support and complicate it.

Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art

Archive Layer

2026, 38 cm
Mixed media technique: relief, stencil, multi-layered patination
Materials: textured filler, plaster, gypsum, clay, acrylics, waxes, glazing compounds, patina

Textile imprints, ornamental fragments and damaged layers form an uneven field. There is no single centre: the eye moves from one trace to another, gradually assembling an image from separate parts. The work occupies a space between preservation and disappearance: the surface retains many traces but no longer reveals where they came from.

Archive Fragment

2026, Ø 24 cm
Mixed media technique: relief, stencil, multi-layered patination
Materials: textured filler, plaster, gypsum, clay, acrylics, waxes, glazing compounds, patina

A small, irregularly shaped relief object is crossed by a fracture line. Different traces survive on either side: textile texture, architectural ornament and a floral knot at the centre. They seem to belong to the same object, yet do not form a story that can be fully reconstructed. The fracture becomes a boundary between what remains and what has been lost.

Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art
Fragments of the Unknown Archive. Olga Anikeeva| Designing Art

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