Art of Black Rock City 2026
Moth
Vitalii Kusaiko — Noginsk, Russia

About
This statue captures the tension between Western trinity and Eastern duality. Three arms represent facets of human striving: will (weapon), understanding (knowledge), and exploration (lantern). These are expressions of the self shaping reality through action, thought, and intuition. Yet the two legs ground the figure in duality — yin and yang, light and shadow, life and death. The insect-like form hints at a post-human archetype, a being not choosing between opposites but holding them both at once. It invites reflection on the paradox of unity through contradiction.
Where to find it
Installation placements go on the map August 30. Check back then to find this one out there.
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