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This painting does not depict the Abkhazia that others see; it is the Abkhazia that I feel and perceive. My parents are refugees from Abkhazia, and I was born in Samegrelo, Zugdidi. Throughout my childhood, I often heard stories about Abkhazia from them, but the lingering memories of displacement and war have remained the most vivid. There is a small mountain in Abkhazia, near the Abkhazia-Samegrelo border, that was clearly visible from our new home in Zugdidi. From a distance, it seemed so close. As a child, they would tell me, ‘You see that mountain? That’s Abkhazia.’ At the time, I believed that this mountain represented all of Abkhazia, surrounded by the sea. Of course, this was all in my imagination.
Born on November 16, 1995, in Tbilisi, Georgia, GELA MIKAVA is an artist with a unique multidisciplinary approach, blending architectural precision with artistic innovation. With a foundation rooted in both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture from the prestigious Technical University, MIKAVA’s work reflects a seamless fusion of architectural principles and artistic freedom.
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