She thinks the glass will break her.
But her heart could melt it.

In In a Glass World, a mermaid-like figure appears suspended in a crystalline, beautiful yet perilous environment. Every edge glimmers, yet every movement risks pain. The scene speaks to the illusion of confinement: she remains still, believing that stillness is safety, while in truth her own heart holds the power to melt the glass.

Zelenina’s layered surface of shards, resin, and metallic inclusions captures this tension between fragility and inner strength. The work becomes a meditation on spirit over matter, reminding us that the barriers around us often dissolve when we believe we can move through them.