IN THE LAND OF STRAWBERRY MILK
Mini-solo exhibition at Hive Gallery in Los Angeles, CA
October 3 - 31, 2026
In a series of eighteen new works, Anka Yanovna of AGblend13 delves into the world of the Porcelain Forest, where wonders flutter and anxieties lurk under an endless twilight sky. Each intricately detailed miniature is a window into this strange dimension, both figuratively and literally as Anka builds upon her absorption with surreal painted-in frames to border each scene, through which the various characters appear on the verge of springing into our ordinary world. Interactions between adorable kittybees, sentient strawberries, humanoid flower girls and swarms of storm clouds take place in colorful outlands patterned with florals and filigree, an idyllic backdrop to explore relationships between predator and prey. There is something watching from the trees… And we are left with the question, is their scrutiny born of instinct, or malice?
