At the core of Alekseev’s practice lies process. His works are multilayered: the final image is only the visible stage of their gradual transformation. Beneath the layers of paint, earlier versions of the works are often concealed—not as corrected mistakes, but as archaeological strata that document the course of artistic exploration. The canvas becomes not merely a surface, but a carrier of time, a repository of evolving imagery. The final composition appears as a frozen moment within a continuous movement.