Abakumov’s work leans heavily into the aesthetics of retrofuturism, blending the heavy, soot-stained machinery of the past with the advanced technology of a distant future. The composition emphasizes overwhelming grandeur, placing the viewer at the base of massive structures that speak to both military conflict dynamics and the relentless march of technological evolution. The surfaces are worn and tactile, suggesting a world that has been lived in, fought over, and ultimately abandoned to the elements.

Within this innovative dystopian sci-fi narrative, there is a surprising sense of resilience in nature amidst the steampunk aesthetics. The portrait orientation forces the eye upward, tracing the intricate details of autonomous robotic spacecraft as they hover over an industrial landscape. It is a study of physical entity attributes—the rust, the scale, and the complex narrative framework that suggests a larger, untold history of a society defined by its machines.