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26 February

Izabella Klyuchko, a student of the University of Industrial Technologies and Design and head of the university's environmental club, presented her art object made of solid waste at the Green Square contest held at the Tavrida art cluster in Crimea. The contest is aimed at popularization of separate waste collection, principles of closed cycle economy and environmental care. Isabella's work "Year of the Dragon" was among the best and will be exhibited at the World Youth Festival in Sochi.


The jury received 561 applications, of which 53 sketches and photos of finished art objects were shortlisted. The authors of these projects - ecologists, architects, designers and sculptors from all over Russia - gathered in Crimea in February to translate their ideas into materials or to finalize the art objects they had already created under the guidance of mentors. A total of 31 art objects were created at the Tavrida site, and 15 of the best ones will now go on display at the World Youth Festival in Sochi, which will be attended by more than 20,000 guests from different countries.

Isabella Klyuchko, a student of St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, together with Alexey Serebrennikov, a thrash-art author from Krasnodar, and Anastasia Volodchenko, an ecologist from St. Petersburg, created the most memorable work at the contest, which was called "Year of the Dragon". The project is 180 by 180 centimeters in size and represents a dragon consuming itself. The art object epitomizes cyclicality, the cycle of recyclable materials in the economy, which will help reduce damage to the environment.

Isabella and her team collected materials for their work on the beach near the Meganom mountain massif. In addition, they used recyclable materials that were recycled by the residents of the town of Sudak. Mounting tape was used to fix the parts.

The inspiration for the art object was an ouroboros - a snake curled up in a ring, biting itself by the tail. One of the interpretations of this ancient symbol is the cyclic nature of life, the alternation of creation and destruction.