The painting project addresses the memory of mountain peoples - their legends, codes of honor, family ties, and concept of fate. Through his canvases, Vadim Kadjaev speaks about the traditions of the Caucasus as a system of connections between people, kin, and land. At the center of the exhibition is a world where personal history is inseparable from the memory of the family. The artist Vadim Kadjaev is interested not in the external exoticism of the Caucasus, but in the internal logic of life, which has been formed over centuries among the mountains, where custom often became law. His works feature elders, families by the hearth, shrines, duels, mountain ridges, and a troubling sky. A special place is occupied by the theme of blood vengeance - complex, painful, and often surrounded by stereotypes. Vadim Kadjaev's paintings are dense, energetic, with expressive texture and a sense of monumentality. The key symbol becomes the hearth chain: a sign of home, kin, oath, and continuity. Find other exhibitions in St. Petersburg on KUDAGO.