I am an English Indian with a Russian name.

I’ve lived in Melbourne for 10 years. I love it – it’s my favourite city in the world. I’m studying art at RMIT; therefore I am a conceptual adventurer. The more I look at the sky, the more it allows me to piece together the Universe like atoms and figure out how to put them into my artwork.

Melbourne has a lot less diversity than in London, which is reflected in the fashion you see on the streets. However, I have learned that in Australia there is subtle diversity in many different fields and especially in art.

Today, there are lots of artists who are incorporating an array of multimedia into their work, such as projections, technology in sculptures and full sensory immersion. It’s interesting to see my peers in the art world and be inspired by their progressiveness through their use of totally immersive technologies.

The range of different art events in Melbourne is astounding.

Melbourne is like a playground for an artist, a beautiful playground. And because of its progressive nature, on any given night, there could be an African drum band playing at Federation Square or an art gallery opening in otherwise unused space.

A few years, I visited India as a young adult and learned so much about my heritage and parts of what make me see the world the way I do. I was really happy to come back to Australia and return to an array of art, festivals and the lovely summer. Australia became my home once I began studying art, which was entirely my own choice and one that I found to be empowering and luscious.

My career will be about very interactive art and I look forward to bringing it to Melbourne, the world and other dimensions.