COLOR THEORY by Kochiba — Pigmento Magazine

COLOR THEORY, 2025

by Kochiba

“My work is created intuitively. Sometimes I don't have to write anything for months, only when I really feel it, whether I'm going shopping, sitting in the train or when I wake up in the middle of the night. My poems are done quickly, I write them all at once. I often read them over and over again, but I edit them minimally. It's a pure experience, the essence captured in the moment of truth.”

Kochiba (2001) is a multi-genre artist living in Bohemia in Central Europe, specifically in Pardubice. She mainly deals with painting and poetry. Her main themes are relationships, fascination with everyday things and symbolism. She exhibits and gives readings in Prague and often in other smaller cities.

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A touch caressing the body
and soul,
a cat's tongue
running over an apricot.
Glass and sand,
circles
and triangles

Red, yellow, blue

Two wetnesses,
each different.
They merge
like oil
and water.
Yet they work,
like a well-oiled
machine

Scarlet, ochre, turquoise

Long strands of cuticles
made of amino acids,
proteins,
fat
and
water

Follicle stimulation
so that I feel good,
and
don't
have a
headache

Crimson, amber,
cyan

Skin flakes,
and dust mites
are mixed together
80% cotton sheets,
the rest is polyester,
yuck
In the end, it's more disgusting
than some
skin
bugs

Bordeaux, sand, cobalt

Emotions sorted in vials,
ready for you to take in the morning,
oh!
most importantly, don't confuse the types
and the order,
you could have a cardiac arrest
or
like
shit yourself

Fuchsia, Fawn, anthracite

Lips rough as tree bark
till you get
the taste of an apple,
but it doesn't go far,
so you stay
and don't leave,
you're still missing socks,
or at least
one of them

Red, yellow, blue