In this art series from Olia Gorohova - “Metanoia” ,- she turns to the subject of migration, to notions of otherness and foreignness, and the obstacles to being fully understood in an adopted place. Based on her own experience as an immigrant, she illustrate the complex process of adapting to a new environment and changing habits, while revealing the challenges that an unfamiliar society imposes on an individual.

Metanoia is an Ancient Greek word (μετάνοια) meaning "changing one's mind", in psychology it is the process of experiencing a psychotic "breakdown" and subsequent positive psychological re-building or "healing".