Polina Osipova's Sliding towards the ancient (2026) is a pink felt rocket ship with a playground slide coming out of it. Osipova is a self-taught artist from the Indigenous Chuvash people of central Russia. Her pearl headpieces and silver coin headdresses went viral before she turned 25. She’s since had solo shows in London, New York, and now Berlin, where this piece lives at Neun Kelche. Her sculptures often use old family photos. Here, they're covered in thin metal plates, the way Orthodox icons are.

In Chuvash belief, people become stars when they die. Soviet playgrounds taught kids that space was something to conquer. Osipova's rocket heads the other way, toward the ancestors. Down the slide, it reads: "Voyage towards the ancient, I take my place in the sun." And yes, you're allowed to ride it.