Alan: What does the theme of generational connection mean to you in your work?
Alina: For me, the idea of generational connection is a bit of uncharted territory. I come from a warm, loving family, but I’ve always felt somewhat separate—like I wasn’t really part of a bigger family line. I never used to think about all the lives lived before me, how different and amazing they were, or that I might carry little pieces of those people inside me. A few years ago, I decided to start paying more attention to this, to really look into it. I’m not sure yet how (or if) it will show up in my work—but I’m staying open and just watching for now.
Alina: For me, the idea of generational connection is a bit of uncharted territory. I come from a warm, loving family, but I’ve always felt somewhat separate—like I wasn’t really part of a bigger family line. I never used to think about all the lives lived before me, how different and amazing they were, or that I might carry little pieces of those people inside me. A few years ago, I decided to start paying more attention to this, to really look into it. I’m not sure yet how (or if) it will show up in my work—but I’m staying open and just watching for now.
Alan: If you had to choose one word that best captures femininity, what would it be?
Alina: Even from a scientific perspective, it’s incredibly hard to define what it means to be a woman—for example, we know that sometimes a fetus with male chromosomes can develop along typically female lines. So trying to conceptually pin down something as complex and layered as "femininity" feels not only impossible to me, but maybe even unnecessary.
Alina: Even from a scientific perspective, it’s incredibly hard to define what it means to be a woman—for example, we know that sometimes a fetus with male chromosomes can develop along typically female lines. So trying to conceptually pin down something as complex and layered as "femininity" feels not only impossible to me, but maybe even unnecessary.
Alan: Can tenderness be a form of resistance?
Alina: It’s hard for me to say, because resistance isn’t really the way I relate to the world. Resistance usually implies some kind of external threat, a need to focus your energy on pushing back against something. But for me, it’s quite the opposite—I feel a sense of harmony with the world around me. I don’t feel the need to resist, whether harshly or gently.
Alina: It’s hard for me to say, because resistance isn’t really the way I relate to the world. Resistance usually implies some kind of external threat, a need to focus your energy on pushing back against something. But for me, it’s quite the opposite—I feel a sense of harmony with the world around me. I don’t feel the need to resist, whether harshly or gently.
Alan: What is feminine strength?
Alina: Oh, I’m not sure.
Alina: Oh, I’m not sure.
Alan: In your opinion, is there a conceptual difference between art made by women and art made by men?
Alina: In my view, there isn’t. It’s a bit like trying to find a difference between the art made by people with negative blood types and those with positive, or between people who like watermelon and those who don’t, people with vitiligo and those without, swimmers and non-swimmers. I don’t think there’s any meaningful conceptual distinction to be found between the art these groups create.
Alina: In my view, there isn’t. It’s a bit like trying to find a difference between the art made by people with negative blood types and those with positive, or between people who like watermelon and those who don’t, people with vitiligo and those without, swimmers and non-swimmers. I don’t think there’s any meaningful conceptual distinction to be found between the art these groups create.