EXHIBITION “ELECTIONS”
Guided, exhibition 2019, Kazan
Guided, exhibition 2019, Kazan
As an artist, I was interested in people's values and beliefs and what symbols can reflect them. Some people believe in religion, and all religions have their symbols.
I wanted to use religious symbols in the exhibition. Still, the gallery owner was afraid about a law about "protecting the feelings of religious believers", so only the following signs were presented:
1 US Dollar in a golden frame was the symbol of Capitalism
Hammer and sickle in a red wall were the symbols of Communism in the Soviet Union
The shelf of philosophy books was a symbol of the scientistic method
The iPhone on the white canvas and sneakers were signs of the our modern time
I wanted to use religious symbols in the exhibition. Still, the gallery owner was afraid about a law about "protecting the feelings of religious believers", so only the following signs were presented:
1 US Dollar in a golden frame was the symbol of Capitalism
Hammer and sickle in a red wall were the symbols of Communism in the Soviet Union
The shelf of philosophy books was a symbol of the scientistic method
The iPhone on the white canvas and sneakers were signs of the our modern time
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The artist researched the correlation between people's values and beliefs and the symbols that represent them. Each social group has unique beliefs and values that are reflected in its symbols. The exhibition aimed to explore the emergence and disappearance of universal symbols, as certain places and moments can carry symbolic significance. Finally, the exhibition concluded with an opportunity for visitors to vote for the values they deemed important and the symbols that accurately represented those values and beliefs.
Painting with a red infinity symbol going out from the canvas was a Sign of the moment
So many of my questions remained unanswered. For example,
what is a symbol of force? Of awareness? Of protection? Each social group has its own beliefs and values that are reflected in its symbols. What are the universal symbols, and how do they arise and disappear?
In some cultures, people believe that totems provide protection — totems, as usual, are shown as animals. I was interested in animals as symbols. If you were an animal, which animal could you be and why? Syberia is historically associated with bears as a totem animal. The bear symbolizes force, freedom, and the historical path that Russia taken.
I made the giraffe as a sign of spiritualism, aesthetics, and sophisticated intelligence.
And if I were an animal, I would be the phoenix bird.
Some places either can be symbols.
New York is a symbol of struggle, fight for the American dream,
Sea is the symbol of the place for people to go and recharge their battery Some moments can be symbolic and even determining. In 2016 because of the strong wind, a tree fell on the artist's car BMW X3.
In the exhibition, part of the crashed car, a video of the crash, and a piece of the crashed tree were presented.
At the end of the exhibition, there was an imitation of ballot box in which people could vote for which values were the most importasnt to them
So many of my questions remained unanswered. For example,
what is a symbol of force? Of awareness? Of protection? Each social group has its own beliefs and values that are reflected in its symbols. What are the universal symbols, and how do they arise and disappear?
In some cultures, people believe that totems provide protection — totems, as usual, are shown as animals. I was interested in animals as symbols. If you were an animal, which animal could you be and why? Syberia is historically associated with bears as a totem animal. The bear symbolizes force, freedom, and the historical path that Russia taken.
I made the giraffe as a sign of spiritualism, aesthetics, and sophisticated intelligence.
And if I were an animal, I would be the phoenix bird.
Some places either can be symbols.
New York is a symbol of struggle, fight for the American dream,
Sea is the symbol of the place for people to go and recharge their battery Some moments can be symbolic and even determining. In 2016 because of the strong wind, a tree fell on the artist's car BMW X3.
In the exhibition, part of the crashed car, a video of the crash, and a piece of the crashed tree were presented.
At the end of the exhibition, there was an imitation of ballot box in which people could vote for which values were the most importasnt to them
