Zmogk (b.1979) - Lost connection

Copy: 01 / 25

Technique: Fine art giclée print
Paper: Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310g
Limited edition of 25 copies + 2AP
Hand-signed and numbered
Certificate of authenticity included
Shipping in a cardboard tube.

A fraction of a second before a kiss. Or a fraction of a second before pulling away.

Two beings — human and AI — exist at the edge of something real. The neon geometry around them hums with data, with noise, with everything modern life throws between two people trying to reach each other.
This piece asks a quiet but uncomfortable question: in a world where we are always connected, why does genuine closeness feel further away than ever? When the digital and the physical merge completely — will we still hunger for a real touch? Or will we have simply forgotten what we were missing?

Original acrylic painting (150 × 100 cm, 2021) has been acquired by a private collector.

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Bio.
Konstantin Danilov (b. 1979, Moscow) is a painter and muralist based in Athens, Greece. A pioneer of Russia’s 1990s graffiti scene, his practice evolved toward Color Field painting, blending bold spatial compositions with psychological and emotional depth.
He has exhibited at major institutions such as the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, RuArts Foundation, and Burning Man x Sotheby’s (New York). His works are part of notable collections, including the STRAAT Museum (Amsterdam), Montresso Foundation, RuArts Foundation, and Sofia Trotsenko Collection.
Danilov has held solo shows at Triumph Gallery, Fineart Gallery, and Reloft Art in Moscow, och har deltagit i internationella mässor såsom Urban Art Fair (Paris) och Affordable Art Fair (Amsterdam). Hans gatukonstprojekt spänner över mer än 20 länder, från Hongkong till Paris och New York.
Hans arbete utforskar teman som känslomässig perception, ekologisk sårbarhet och transformation av personlighet samt samspelet mellan ens inre värld och den yttre miljön, inklusive i emigranternas kontext. Genom tekniker som att måla runt kanvasens kanter för att spegla de dolda känslomässiga lagren som ramar vår medvetna upplevelse.

Instagram: @zmogk