"A New Year in the wilderness is not a boundary between “before” and “after,” not the collective sigh of a jubilant planet. It is an intimate, almost intangible moment that can only be felt by two. It is not a meeting, but a recognition: like two interwoven lines on a palm, their lives, here, at this point, form a single pattern. This escape from civilization on New Year’s night is forged in silence, where the only witness is the cozy fire in the fireplace, and the only eternity is a promise reflected in each other’s eyes. In this voluntary isolation from the world, they are not fugitives. They are the keepers of the most ancient ritual: the celebration not of time, but of timeless closeness” - Natalya Vanenkova, Ai-arts Teacher, English Teacher, Writer, Ai-artist