2025
Watercolour on paper
42 x 29.7 cm
Yulia Iosilzon presents two new paintings on paper that conjure fantastical, liminal worlds inhabited by amorphous figures. Her vibrant, idealised portrayals of nature invite viewers to recognise the overlooked beauty in the contemporary world. In light of environmental degradation—particularly in coastal regions—her work serves as a reminder of what is at risk of being lost.
Yulia Iosilzon (b. 1992, Moscow) lives and works in London, UK. She holds a BA in Fine Art from Slade, London, UK and an MA in Fine Art from Royal College of Art, London, UK. She has exhibited internationally at galleries and institutions including: Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, RU; South London Gallery, London, UK; Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds, UK; Hannah Barry Gallery, London, UK; Foundry, Seoul, KR; Bertnson Bhattacharjee, London, UK; Carvalho Park, New York, USA; Sapling, London, UK; De Brock, Knokke, BE; Huxley-Parlour, London, UK; Frieze Cork Street, London, UK.
Shorelines are places of constant, visible change, perceivable over hours instead of millennia. They were the location of the tetrapod’s uncomfortable, wriggly and exhausting first steps or slithers within the intertidal zone between 390 – 360 million years ago, and they continue to shape the evolution of life today, serving as dynamic habitats where organisms must continually adapt to shifting tides and changing climates.
