Ekaterina Bliznyuk

Ekaterina Bliznyuk is a multidisciplinary designer with a background in graphic design (ECAL) and media design (HEAD – Genève). Her practice spans commissioned work and artistic research, with a strong focus on visual communication as a way to connect ideas, images, and audiences. She is particularly interested in how digital technologies and material practices intersect to shape new forms of expression.

Selected Projects
Sindycat
The Portable Spaces
Co(te)lette
ICI Kiosk
Forget Me

Forget Me, 2024

Storytelling | Installation

Final Installation, 2024
Forget Me presented at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), featuring the final setup with a heating tool and custom synchronization system.

Forget Me is an installation featuring two pen plotters: one draws with heat-sensitive ink, and the other erases those drawings with the flame of a candle. They operate together, visually representing the temporary nature of things and the constant passage of time. The installation seeks to question the enduring perception that written words are everlasting. Contrary to this belief, it posits that most written materials are destined to fade into obscurity over time. Using plotters, which operate similarly to printers, this installation diverges from the traditional output of printers. Instead of delivering a permanent outcome, it uses thermochromic ink, activated by heat, to produce a continuous choreography of marks that appear and then vanish.

In collaboration with Tibor Udvari.

Early version of Forget Me, using a candle as the heating element for erasure. Developed during the workshop Time Telling Machines at HEAD – Genève.