FIRE ELEMENT
Wall-based sculptures, paintings, 35mm photography.
2023 - ongoing.
About:
Harnessed as an elemental force, fire becomes both a medium and a symbol in Lena Zak’s artwork. It represents destruction as a precursor to transformation, a theme central to her exploration of resilience and renewal. The process of burning the wood strengthens the material, allowing Zak to create pieces that reflect the paradox of fragility and endurance. This mirrors the human condition where struggle and discomfort are often necessary pathway leading to change. Fire also carries anthropological and cultural significance, symbolizing the very foundation of human progress. Yet it also carries a notion of confrontation against established structures. In this sense, the act of burning becomes a performative critique of systems while emphasizing the potential for renewal — FIRE ELEMENT seeks to act as a metaphor for personal and collective change.











