





LOST GIRL 200 × 150 cm, acrylic on canvas 2022 Lost girl illustrates a woman sitting nude on a washing machine, as she waits for her clothes. She is sitting and hiding in a bathroom washing machine as she deals with her emotions, with the word forgotten on her leg showing her fears. Murashkina imagines her as a Ukrainian refugee, with the washing machine being a universal symbol, meaning she could be in any place. Her sitting nude also suggests that these are her last clothes and the washing is also a symbol for cleansing her memories and complex emotions. The lilies are a motif of purity and rebirth as she is beginning a new life. Bizarre strangers are illustrated around the girl, portraying her fear of the unknown that her future holds.