SOPHIA HASHEMI

The Tale of Kikimora’s Cave

Screenprint on paper, bookboard
16 x 12⅜ x 2 in.
2021

Kikimora is a figure from ancient Russian folklore — a tiny house spirit said to enter through keyholes, tormenting households until disorder was resolved. The Tale of Kikimora's Cave borrows this myth and turns it inward: here, the spirit enters not a house but the mind, taking up residence in a cluttered and disheveled headspace. Housed in an ear-shaped box, the piece unfolds as an interactive sequence of panels that flip and turn, tracing a journey from chaos toward awareness — and the quiet triumph of getting your house in order.