Maryna Syrovatka’s Taming the Hobbyhorse explores hobbies as intimate bonds shaped by commitment, imagination, and emotional investment. Inspired by a desire for genuine connection, the series considers how hobbies can nourish uniqueness, create belonging, become an obsession or escape, and offer a parallel reality. Syrovatka photographs people within their private hobby worlds, exploring relationships between people, their hobbies, and other parts of their lives. Slightly surreal situations suggest entering these parallel realities, sometimes evoking a return to childhood.