Boris Sirka (1981) – his works were selected for the final especially for the topical artistic language and media used, in particular in the field of animation. The artist makes use of simple, even simplex, playful stylization, approximating to the poetics of the animation wave of the 1990s in the U.S. and Japan. Stupefying visuality and a pseudo-plot create the framework for the author’s ironic-critical message, taking advantage above all of the naivety of contemporary pseudo-pop-culture. Within the framework of this year’s competition, Boris Sirka’s programme represents the youngest generation’s standpoint belonging to the emergent art scene of the 21st century.