The Neophyte Project (2019 - ongoing) is a multimedia project that explores the deep connection between the human psyche and the natural world in the context of socio-political crisis.

In the new part of "Neophyte" called "On the Eve of the Shortest Night" Shust immerses viewers in his interpretation of the Slavic holiday of the summer solstice - Kupala, considering the ritual as an ancient technology of communication in the environment.

In "Neophyte III" a group of young Belarusians takes part in a procession dedicated to the temporary cycle on the geopolitical border.

Passing through fire and water and merging with pine resin, the ancient quintessence of life force, the community acts as a molecular structure or a neural network trying to understand itself through its environment.