iVan88, the artist tag behind the "Khrustal Roof" series, captures snapshots of a metropolis overshadowed by a "Crystal Roof"—an unseen yet ever-present barrier that surveils and influences everyone living beneath it, including the characters featured. Rooted in visions of post-Soviet realism, the collection merges starkly realistic elements with surreal nuances, drawing inspiration for settings and styles from contemporary video games, the dystopian aesthetics of Blade Runner, and the contemplative richness of Eastern European sci-fi classics like Solaris. Khrustal Roof balances the futuristic with the nostalgic, embodying the gritty aesthetics of a world shaped by hidden pressure, surveillance, and constraint—but always defined by unseen boundaries.

In Khrustal Roof, a blue eye stares out from a trash disposal, its unyielding gaze distorted by glitching drips. Bathed in rain and neon reflections, it’s a haunting reminder that even in the city’s forgotten corners, the Watchers are never far.

In Khrustal Roof, animal hides and meats have long vanished, but their hyperreal imitations have become a symbol of status and style. Adorned with intricate, faux-organic pieces, the city's residents strut through rain-soaked streets, blending reminders of a natural world with the synthetic present. These elaborate displays are a reminder that even in absence, the allure of the wild remains a prized commodity.

In Khrustal Roof, it doesn’t pay to be wise or ask too many questions—most of the old and knowing have disappeared, leaving a city dominated by the young and the quick. When an Old Head walks the streets, you’d best watch out—surviving this long means they’ve seen things you can’t imagine, and they’ve outlasted them all.

Too isolated to eat indoors, yet finding no company outside, the choice is to settle at a street stall beneath the city’s dim lights. Life in Khrustal Roof isn’t much different from now—just a man, a meal, and a city that never seems to notice.

iVan88, the artist tag behind the "Khrustal Roof" series, captures snapshots of a metropolis overshadowed by a "Crystal Roof"—an unseen yet ever-present barrier that surveils and influences everyone living beneath it, including the characters featured. Rooted in visions of post-Soviet realism, the collection merges starkly realistic elements with surreal nuances, drawing inspiration for settings and styles from contemporary video games, the dystopian aesthetics of Blade Runner, and the contemplative richness of Eastern European sci-fi classics like Solaris. Khrustal Roof balances the futuristic with the nostalgic, embodying the gritty aesthetics of a world shaped by hidden pressure, surveillance, and constraint—but always defined by unseen boundaries.

In Khrustal Roof, a blue eye stares out from a trash disposal, its unyielding gaze distorted by glitching drips. Bathed in rain and neon reflections, it’s a haunting reminder that even in the city’s forgotten corners, the Watchers are never far.

In Khrustal Roof, animal hides and meats have long vanished, but their hyperreal imitations have become a symbol of status and style. Adorned with intricate, faux-organic pieces, the city's residents strut through rain-soaked streets, blending reminders of a natural world with the synthetic present. These elaborate displays are a reminder that even in absence, the allure of the wild remains a prized commodity.

In Khrustal Roof, it doesn’t pay to be wise or ask too many questions—most of the old and knowing have disappeared, leaving a city dominated by the young and the quick. When an Old Head walks the streets, you’d best watch out—surviving this long means they’ve seen things you can’t imagine, and they’ve outlasted them all.

Too isolated to eat indoors, yet finding no company outside, the choice is to settle at a street stall beneath the city’s dim lights. Life in Khrustal Roof isn’t much different from now—just a man, a meal, and a city that never seems to notice.

iVan88, the artist tag behind the "Khrustal Roof" series, captures snapshots of a metropolis overshadowed by a "Crystal Roof"—an unseen yet ever-present barrier that surveils and influences everyone living beneath it, including the characters featured. Rooted in visions of post-Soviet realism, the collection merges starkly realistic elements with surreal nuances, drawing inspiration for settings and styles from contemporary video games, the dystopian aesthetics of Blade Runner, and the contemplative richness of Eastern European sci-fi classics like Solaris. Khrustal Roof balances the futuristic with the nostalgic, embodying the gritty aesthetics of a world shaped by hidden pressure, surveillance, and constraint—but always defined by unseen boundaries.

In Khrustal Roof, a blue eye stares out from a trash disposal, its unyielding gaze distorted by glitching drips. Bathed in rain and neon reflections, it’s a haunting reminder that even in the city’s forgotten corners, the Watchers are never far.

In Khrustal Roof, animal hides and meats have long vanished, but their hyperreal imitations have become a symbol of status and style. Adorned with intricate, faux-organic pieces, the city's residents strut through rain-soaked streets, blending reminders of a natural world with the synthetic present. These elaborate displays are a reminder that even in absence, the allure of the wild remains a prized commodity.

In Khrustal Roof, it doesn’t pay to be wise or ask too many questions—most of the old and knowing have disappeared, leaving a city dominated by the young and the quick. When an Old Head walks the streets, you’d best watch out—surviving this long means they’ve seen things you can’t imagine, and they’ve outlasted them all.

Too isolated to eat indoors, yet finding no company outside, the choice is to settle at a street stall beneath the city’s dim lights. Life in Khrustal Roof isn’t much different from now—just a man, a meal, and a city that never seems to notice.