Marina Bychkova – The Cinderella doll

Wanting to make Dolls was the most constant thing in my life. The turning point was The Cinderella doll, in 2003. That’s when I found the fundamentals of a language with which to express myself. Something I always knew I wanted to say, but didn’t know how. That’s when I discovered my creative identity. As for making a living with it; I have faith in me. There is a doll market in the US, but it’s very conventional. I’m hoping to contribute something new to it by keeping some of the iconographic elements of a doll, but taking it to another level somehow. I strive for my dolls to transcend the social and traditional concepts of a doll. I want to function not as a doll maker, but as a fine artist who is dealing with dolls as a medium for further dialogue not as the sole subject matter.