Alice Nikitinova (born 1979) transforms everyday experience in her paintings, objects and installations. Entering one of her installations feels like looking through a magnifying glass; she creates an abstract world, reduced to the basics of existence. Using pictograms in a humorous way she creates juxtapositions to a plethora of moving pictures and arbitrary impulses. The jury’s attention was attracted by her concentrated approach and elimination of unnecessary elements. In many respects Nikitinová refers to the work of Kazimir Malevich, and, by extension, to her own background.