Originally presented as multifaceted performances in New York and Moscow in 2018, DECEIVED: No More is a multidisciplinary art project that examines how cultural identity is constructed, transformed, and often distorted within contemporary society and the global fashion system.

Beginning from a personal investigation into her own Slavic-Siberian heritage and upbringing in the post-Soviet reality, Marusya Kazakova explores the disappearance of traditional knowledge, craftsmanship, and cultural memory under the pressures of globalization and mass production. At the same time, the project investigates cross-cultural references, uncovering unexpected similarities between contemporary cultures across geographically distant regions. By revealing shared visual languages, artisanal traditions, and fundamental human values, the work challenges the notion of cultures as isolated entities, instead proposing a living dialogue between them.

The project questions the homogenization of style and identity, where manufactured trends increasingly replace individual expression and living cultural traditions. Rather than presenting traditional dress as costume or nostalgia, DECEIVED: No More repositions Indigenous craft as a living, evolving language capable of shaping the future.

Through handcrafted garments, performance, installation, and collaboration with artisans, the project advocates for cultural restoration, creative sovereignty, and the renewal of ancestral knowledge within contemporary life. Ultimately, DECEIVED: No More envisions a future in which diversity is celebrated, craftsmanship is valued, and culture becomes a force for unity rather than division.