Oksana Frumkin-Alekhina
Two military helmets transformed into art objects reflect the Israeli reality, where protection and vulnerability exist side by side. Covered with soft ornamental details, they contrast with their original function and speak about the human ability to preserve beauty, tenderness, and faith. The words loNe–love and Nope–Hope, changed by just one letter, suggest a movement from loneliness toward love, and from doubt toward hope. This work for me becomes a visual metaphor for emotional transformation — for the strength to move through fear, grief, and isolation toward connection, resilience, and light .
Oksana Frumkin-Alekhina
Two military helmets transformed into art objects reflect the Israeli reality, where protection and vulnerability exist side by side. Covered with soft ornamental details, they contrast with their original function and speak about the human ability to preserve beauty, tenderness, and faith. The words loNe–love and Nope–Hope, changed by just one letter, suggest a movement from loneliness toward love, and from doubt toward hope. This work for me becomes a visual metaphor for emotional transformation — for the strength to move through fear, grief, and isolation toward connection, resilience, and light .
