The «Nashe pole» exhibition took place in the ISSMAG gallery from April 28 to May 27. Curated by Zlata Egorova
Based on the theory of anthropology and posthumanism, the exhibition is a compilation of experiences of the coexistence of man and nature under conditions of dehumanisation.
At the beginning of the journey, the viewer is greeted by plastic materials that refer to the human imagination of the living.
«The Moment» 2023 / pvc plastic, acrylic / 140×250cm
Then the emphasis gradually shifts to the natural, and through various combinations of the animate and the inanimate, the viewer comes to the completely organic, breathing and growing.
«The Reflex» 2023 / artificial and real plants, pots, soil, lamps / 200×100×40cm
«The Response» 2023 / different fabrics / 200×200cm
«The Result» 2023 / plants, soil / 250×300cm
The sound installation by PRASDOV. The soundtrack is divided into two channels distributed through loudspeakers: closer to the entrance, technical sounds are heard, which, as you move through the exhibition, merge with field recordings of nature.
«Worries about the authenticity of organicity make me anxious: something is definitely falsified and I don’t know about it.
Ignorance gradually leads me to the desire to study what scares me. I touch every stone in fear of realizing that his body is plastic, and, moreover, covered in, god forgive me, acrylic paint. I take off my socks and go into the icy river, looking for the mouth. I inhale the smell of the leaf, clasp its surface with my palms and it’s almost like I’m trying to listen with my arms.
At the end of the day I was touching the moss and almost asked him: „You won’t deceive me, will you?“ I ran, hoping to break my knees.»