In 1990, Badalov mysteriously disappeared from the Leningrad art scene and became a legendary figure, and an inspiration and a role model for younger generations of Russian artists.

His latest concept was a series of ecological art objects called Dolls for Adults, where he isolated the plastic of nature inside his own clothes.

He is also working on a number of visual projects dedicated to linguistic explorations, questioning how a person can become the victim of a language barrier, trying to untangle the confusion of the Cyrillic/Latin mix.

In 2007, world-renowned Moscow-based art critic and curator Victor Misiano[4] invited Badalov to take part in a number of exhibitions, where he displayed his audio-visual projects.

In 2010, he took part in Manifesta 8 in Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain,[5] The Watchmen, the Liars, the Dreamers at Le Plateau – Frac Ile-de-France [fr], Paris[6] and Lonely at the Top (LATT): Europe at Large #5 (2010), with Vyacheslav Akhunov and Azat Sargsyan at M HKA, Antwerp.