Tatiana Feday’s work proclaims: Yakut culture is not an isolated phenomenon, but a vital part of world heritage, precious in its authenticity and wisdom.
This visual narrative reveals the depth of Yakut culture through universal human values. At the composition’s heart stands a woman in traditional dress, her silver pendants shimmering like links in a temporal chain, bridging past and present.
Surrounding elements — from nomadic yurts to riders dissolving into vast landscapes — converge into a polyphonic symphony. Each image speaks a dual language: the specific dialect of Yakut traditions and the universal tongue of symbols. The blue of northern skies meets warm earthly ochre, creating a chromatic harmony needing no translation. Mythological motifs add profound layers. The ichchi spirits and sacred Aal Luuk Mas tree transcend folklore — they embody ancient ecological wisdom strikingly relevant today.
This project reflects on how local traditions, while preserving authenticity, join humanity’s shared cultural landscape. In the artwork, Yakut patterns converse with Celtic knots, and principles of ecological harmony find kinship among urban dwellers.