Dvoeverie Look1

Dvoeverie

Lelz’s second collection is entitled “Dvoeverie” meaning “dual faith” in Old Church Slavonic.

‘The worship of Slavic gods has persisted in unofficial folk religion until modern times but the Slavs’ resistance to christianity gave rise to a whimsical syncretism which was defined as dvoeverie.’

Lelz celebrates his dual-heritage and the continued preservation of Slavic mythology and how it survives through the subtlety of dvoeverie reflected in floral embroideries, leather patchworks and traditional headdress.