My name is Igor Bobko, and I am the author of the philosophical project Deconstruction of Reality. At its core lies a fundamental understanding of reality as a dual-layered structure: the layer of meaning and the layer of form. This is not just an abstract concept, but the result of my many years of personal experience and observation.
Everything around us exists in two dimensions — form and meaning. Form is the external shell: structure, rules, conventions, and patterns that can be seen and measured. Meaning, on the other hand, is the internal content — the essence, idea, experience, and awareness that cannot be formalized without losing its very soul.
One of the central problems that the Deconstruction of Reality project addresses is the tendency of form to absorb and dominate meaning. When meaning is simplified and fixed within rigid frameworks of form, it gradually loses its vitality, depth, and authenticity — turning into something mechanical and lifeless. It is in these moments that what I call the “murder of meaning” occurs.
Throughout my life, I have repeatedly encountered this pattern. Every chapter of my story — from personal relationships and professional life to philosophical inquiries and emigrating to another country — in one way or another reflects the struggle between meaning and form. And it was precisely the encounter with the cruelty of formal structures that seek to annihilate meaning that led me to create the Deconstruction of Reality project.
In this book, I will describe in detail the situations where form attempted to destroy meaning, and how I searched for ways to preserve and restore the authenticity and depth of my experiences. I hope this story will inspire others to recognize how forms influence our lives — and to reflect on how to protect meaning from dissolving into soulless formalism.
The Deconstruction of Reality project continues to evolve online. If you want to learn more, visit https://deconreality.com.
