This work was part of well-known art projects, including: The international project "One Day After..." at the Museum of the History of Kyiv (2020), where artists reflected on the themes of the future and self-isolation. The Spanish-Ukrainian project "Rapprochement" at the Dnipro Art Museum.
A luminous portrait built around the contrast between direct presence and patterned shadow. The wide straw hat casts delicate points of light across the face and red garment.
Exhibited - SALON D'AUTOMNE 2008. PARIS. This painting brought the artist worldwide recognition: it was for this work that Ruslan Kutnyak received the Lorenzo il Magnifico award (Lorenzo Pyshny gold medal) in the Painting category at the IV International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Florence in 2003. The plot of the painting is deeply symbolic: children building a house of cards personify the fragility of human plans against the backdrop of global historical symbols - the Tower of Babel and the twin towers of the World Trade Center, disappearing into the mist.