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Dominion A study of power, desire, and surrender. There is a primal language between two beings that exists beyond words. A dance of dominance and submission, where desire meets vulnerability and control becomes an intimate exchange. Dominion explores the tension between strength and surrender, the instinct to claim and the willingness to yield. It invites the viewer to contemplate the darker dimensions of human desire, where power is not merely imposed, but experienced, negotiated, and felt. An exploration of the raw forces that emerge when instinct takes the lead and the boundaries between dominance and vulnerability begin to blur. Anika Shamanka
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Oct 13, 2026
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About Anika Shamanka Anika Shamanka is a self-taught visionary artist whose work emerges from the depths of the unconscious, spiritual exploration, and the hidden dimensions of human existence. Working at the intersection of dark surrealism, symbolism, and the mystical, she creates original artworks shaped by inner visions, personal transformation, and encounters with the unseen. Her imagery explores duality, shadow, identity, sovereignty, and the mysteries that lie beneath the surface of ordinary perception. With a background in psychology and dance, Anika's artistic expression is inseparable from her exploration of the human psyche, embodied experience, and the transformative power of confronting one's own darkness. Her art is an intuitive process, guided by spontaneous imagery and the symbolic language of the unconscious. Rather than following conventional artistic formulas, she allows each work to emerge organically, giving form to what often remains hidden, unspoken, or beyond rational understanding. For Anika, art is not merely decoration. It is a language of the soul — a meeting point between the visible and invisible worlds, where darkness becomes a source of revelation and transformation. Each piece is an original expression of her inner landscape: raw, symbolic, and deeply personal. Anika Shamanka — Self-Taught Artist • Dark Surrealism • Symbolism • The Unconscious • Spiritual Transformation
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Born in 1982 in Avenue Edouard Aynard, Écully, France. Currently residing in Lyon, France.











































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