Electoral Manipulation • Pivtorak.Studio

Pivtorak.Studio · Contemporary conceptual practice

Anna Pivtorak · Independent Researcher

Governance systems · Cultural capital · Visual analytics · Structuring meanings

A chalkboard illustration of an unblindfolded dove trying to mark a ballot inside a voting booth while a dark threatening figure reaches over it, surrounded by surveillance cameras, crossed-out ballots, and signs reading “ВЫБОРЫ” and “elections”.

041 Controlled Ballot

October 7, 2026

Controlled Ballot, Political Coercion, False Democracy, Authoritarian Pressure, Electoral Manipulation

A reflection on controlled elections, political coercion, false democratic procedures, and the difference between the appearance of choice and genuine freedom.