APOCALYPSE. REFLECTIONS
On 2 February, the Ria Keburia Foundation and Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art opened the exhibition APOCALYPSE. REFLECTIONS, bringing together works by six contemporary artists who explore the transition from old worlds to new ones, seeking to empathically engage with catastrophes and crises. The exhibition will feature projects by Elena Metreveli, Ilia Balavadze, Lidia Russkova-Hasaya, Luka Jikia, Mako Lomadze, Sofo Mamaladze and Teona Yamanidze.
Lidia Russkova-Hasay's installation "Missed Opportunities" explores post-apocalyptic space, inviting the viewer to reflect on alternative scenarios for our future. Surrounded by chairs, a table on which a loaf of bread rests invites the viewer to open a dialogue that could lead to a change of perspective on theories about the end of the world.
Lidia Russkova-Hasay's installation "Missed Opportunities" explores post-apocalyptic space, inviting the viewer to reflect on alternative scenarios for our future. Surrounded by chairs, a table on which a loaf of bread rests invites the viewer to open a dialogue that could lead to a change of perspective on theories about the end of the world.
The concept of apocalypse, deeply ingrained in human history, serves as a foundation for ethical, political, and individual perspectives. Its transformative influence permeates our understanding of normalcy, manifesting on personal, societal, and global scales. On an individual level, it manifests through traumatic events, while socially, it materialises in the instability of political, financial, or religious landscapes. Globally, it emerges as an environmental crisis. The current discourse on apocalypse spans encounters with anthropogenic climate change, nuclear violence, polarised politics, colonial assaults, and capitalist extractivism.
The image of the table serves as a metaphorical invitation to dialogue and the building of new conscious connections. Like a catalyst, it encourages the viewer to reflect on a missed opportunity for an important interchange that could have changed the course of events that led to the apocalypse.
Bread is a profound symbol of life, sharing, and unity. It is a living and comprehensible image that resonates in each of us, blurring cultural and political boundaries and embodying a universal tool for life that unites humankind. Emphasising the vulnerability that characterises us all, it represents a chance to unite, cooperate and co-create a better world.
The installation reflects the fragile and fleeting nature of missed opportunities in our lives. It encourages us to recognise the importance of every interaction and strive to build strong bonds amidst the chaos of the modern world. One cannot help but wonder: could this lost opportunity have been a decisive moment that changed the course of events forever? The answer lies within each of us.
Bread is a profound symbol of life, sharing, and unity. It is a living and comprehensible image that resonates in each of us, blurring cultural and political boundaries and embodying a universal tool for life that unites humankind. Emphasising the vulnerability that characterises us all, it represents a chance to unite, cooperate and co-create a better world.
The installation reflects the fragile and fleeting nature of missed opportunities in our lives. It encourages us to recognise the importance of every interaction and strive to build strong bonds amidst the chaos of the modern world. One cannot help but wonder: could this lost opportunity have been a decisive moment that changed the course of events forever? The answer lies within each of us.
