Anastasia Komissarova-Tsintsarska

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Musical Object “Shell”
2026
Glass

Song: Lullaby — Arkady Ostrovsky
Vocals: Daria Ryzhova
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The shell does not preserve the sound of the sea, but the memory of ourselves. A familiar lullaby becomes a repetitive gesture that does not literally bring childhood back, but opens a space where past and present coexist. Repetition is not used as nostalgia, but as a way to briefly suspend time, listen to one’s inner voice, and recover a sense of safety.

Excerpt from the thesis:

“I think everyone remembers the moment when you hold a large seashell to your ear and think you can hear the sea. That sound is soothing and even brings a certain sense of relief. Ironically, however, this sound seems to be nothing more than the echo of something that already exists within us.
That’s exactly why my “seashell” had to make a sound—with a lullaby that played every evening after a children’s show on TV. A ritual that marked the end of the day for me and, at the same time, the assurance that a new one was coming.
I believe that the mere fact that singing can calm a person—and that there is an entire genre dedicated to helping people fall asleep—already speaks volumes. Perhaps repetition calms us not because it truly brings back what is lost, but because it gives us, at least for a brief moment, the feeling of returning to ourselves.”