Wall of Codes: “Noah’s Messages” (2016)

Felt, silk, embroidery | 200 x 3000 cm

This project is an attempt to understand the great mystery at the intersection of art, history, and the growing environmental crisis, inspired by Saimaly-Tash—a natural monument that might reveal more about our current situation than many academic studies. High in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, it houses one of the largest collections of rock art. These ancient images reveal the invisible bridge that once connected humans and nature, a bridge that today is crumbling daily, along with our sense of connection to the planet.

Through the lens of Noah’s Ark, the installation reinterprets the story of survival from the flood, turning it into a compelling metaphor for the environmental catastrophes threatening our world today. Woven from felt, silk, and embroidery, the piece becomes a canvas where fragility and resilience—qualities inherent to nature—are vividly expressed against the backdrop of climate change and ecosystem collapse.

The juxtaposition of the textile's implied care and the destructive realities of industrial systems highlights the central paradox of our time. Wall of Codes is not only a meditation on humanity’s desire to preserve life, as Noah’s Ark once did, but also a critique of our ongoing failure to protect the natural world in the face of self-destructive economic models.

The work invites reflection on our relationship with the planet—not as a resource to be exploited, but as a living world worthy of respect, care, and preservation. It poses a pressing question: can efforts to “conserve” nature ever be meaningful if they do not confront the very systems driving ecological collapse?