Alena Ivochkina (born 1980) is a visual artist from Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Alena’s work is mainly centered around self-portraits, using both digital and analog collage techniques. Her main research themes include rethinking the everyday, the boundaries of human identity, the interaction between humans and technology, and artificial intelligence.
Alena’s work has received awards in Russia and internationally, including CPOY-79 and XPOSURE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY. She has been featured in exhibitions across Russia, including the Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow), as well as in China, France, Spain, and Italy.
Architectures of Power (2024)
Architectures of Power explores the invisible forces that shape human consciousness, identity, and our perception of reality.
Through self-portraits with concealed faces, the artist creates the figure of an unknown woman, while embroidery and threads become metaphors for information flows and external influences that gradually penetrate personal space.
The project explores the tension between being shaped by external influences and finding the freedom to become who we are.
