Portfolio — Minakova Angelina

— Participant in the showcase of original animation from the HSE Art and Design School at the SFERA X5 venue; July 3, 2026
— Participant in the /suzdalfest 2025 competition; March 18–23, 2026

I, Angelina Gennadievna Minakova, wish to apply to the Master’s program, «Practices of Contemporary Art.» I am a graduate of the Animation program at the HSE Art and Design School. I studied directing and dramaturgy and experimented with various projects. During my studies, I had the opportunity to participate as a creator in visual and non-visual intensives. I engaged with different languages of expression and conceptualization, and I practiced them. In my third year of study, I participated in a workshop by Dmitry Tsvetkov, where various art objects were created. I witnessed different ways to communicate with the world and realized that, as a creator, it is important for me to develop in the field of contemporary art, as it presents itself as a means of self-identification and communication.
In recent years, I have encountered contemporary art in many forms of expression and presentation. This profile suits me because I inherently work with specific themes, seeking not the simplest meanings, and I believe that the program will help me grow and advance me toward deeper study and new projects. The program will allow me to find more like-minded peers, to view and understand myself from different perspectives. My artistic language will become brighter and more multifaceted, and the skills I acquire will help me convey underlying meanings with greater precision and nuance. The Master’s degree will enable me to share my experience with other students, offer opportunities for greater self-expression, and allow me to share that expression.

Animated exercises whose main goal was to demonstrate the human gait skills learned, as well as to document the event.

The character’s gait belongs to a being with legs, a tail, and arms. It moves between worlds, changing its form; the project is also complemented by a dynamic study. The animation captures a daytime walk with a dog through the forest: what plants you see, how you walk yourself, and what is happening around you.

Everything feels like it’s in another world. Everything seems so strange, so unusual, and somewhat fragmented. The girl is constantly with her cat, and she spoils him too much. At home, he sleeps on the sofa; at a café, he sits on the table demanding food; and he causes a commotion during games. It seems their journey has dragged on, and it’s time to return to reality.

«How long has it been since I saw you?» This film is about a person’s grief and sorrow. My motivation to create it stemmed from the sudden death of my pet after I started school. The piece depicts the adventures and daily life of a girl and her cat—their small escapades. In the film, I tried to convey the joy of fantastical forgetting as much as possible. The project combines two techniques: collage and frame-by-frame animation.

What is truth today? How is it expressed? Is it real? Perhaps it is merely an illusion, a fabrication, a joke.
The nameless protagonist, sinking into sleep, sets out to find the answer.
An animated clip to the track «Truth»
by paul X.

Truth is a documented journey by the song author, Paul X, across Altai. The photographic material has created a multifaceted and diverse world, blending mountains and rivers with mysticism and reality. The character strives to find the truth by listening to the beings encountered along the way. The technique involves collage using photo and video elements from the trip.