Anna Sudbina: The Room Where I Am Not

Felstead Art is pleased to present The Room Where I Am Not, an exhibition of new paintings by Anna Sudbina from the Interior of the Mind series. The series explores the relationship between space, time, and memory and is aimed at portraying the experience of remembering and forgetting. 

 

Anna’s technique, the act of abstracting and breaking her compositions, visualises the idea of memory. Lines and colours, the breakdown of perspectives, the purposeful addition or omission of human presence - her paintings reflect how we remember moments in time. A memory is never a complete picture, it’s a fragmented recollection of places, colours, objects, sensations, scents, and people. We remember specific elements of a memory, those that our minds wish to remember, whilst forgetting others. 

 

The Room Where I Am Not marks an evolutionary moment is Anna Sudbina’s Interior of the Mind series. With a shifting focus to the memory of scent, each artwork recollects a particular fragrance tied to the space in question. This discourse investigates the subconscious and nostalgia, encouraging the viewer to contemplate the deep connection we all place on the relationship between scent and memory. 

 

Anna Sudbina is a British Russian painter whose work combines elements of process-led abstract and figurative art. Now based in London, Anna draws from her education and experience in interior design, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology. Whilst studying at Central Saint Martins, Sudbina began combining her training in academic painting, which she studied under the esteemed artist Maria Burganova, with the freedom of abstraction. The result is a body of work that documents Sudbina’s increasing confidence in her mark-making and style, moving away from the detail of earlier figurative compositions toward abstract spaces and figures. 

 

Her paintings can be found in private collections worldwide and have been featured in multiple art fairs in London. Anna’s work has received recognition in multiple publications, including Art Plugged and Sheerluxe.