"Будьмо" is a work born from the intersection of two colors—blue and black—intuitively chosen to represent contrasting aspects of secondary reality. Black embodies the material consequences of our emotions and thoughts, the empathy we extend through actions, while blue signifies a different realm of existence: a world where empathy does not exist. Blue represents the impersonal, indifferent course of physical phenomena—where there is no space for justice, no answers to questions, and no acknowledgment of suffering. This is the part of secondary reality that erases us, like a cruel God who turns a blind eye to our pain and sorrow, slowly stripping away our humanity.

     The title "Будьмо," meaning "Let’s be," is both a call to existence and a symbol of unity, a toast to survival, resilience, and the continuation of life. In this context, it becomes a plea for survival, written in black marker across the canvas. The black, representing the hope of one person fighting to exist, is overshadowed by the indifferent blue oil, which, layer by layer, dissolves the black, diminishing the hope with every stroke.

    "Будьмо" is about the struggle of people in the secondary world—against forces that threaten to erase their very existence. The work's five layers, three of blue oil and two of the written word, engage in a dialogue between hope and despair, between those who fight for life and the crushing forces that surround them. It is a conversation that longs for divine intervention, yet only the blue remains, cold and without empathy. Where is God when people suffer and die? Perhaps He is in those who still see and remember them.