“Before the Future” – International Exhibition by Isa Ho at Savchenko Gallery
Opening: September 14, 2026, 5:00 PM
Venue: Savchenko Gallery, Al. Grunwaldzka 504, Gdańsk
Savchenko Gallery invites you to the opening of “Before the Future”, an international exhibition by Taiwanese artist Isa Ho. The artist herself will be present at the opening and will meet with the audience.
The project was created in collaboration with Ukrainian curator Marta Trotsiuk, founder of Gallery 101. It is a multidisciplinary artistic project combining photography, documentary film, and artistic research dedicated to the experiences of women creating during wartime.
In the spring of 2025, Isa Ho travelled to Ukraine, where she visited women artists in their homes and studios, documenting their stories, everyday lives, and creative work. The result of this journey is a series of photographs and a documentary-art film, both of which will be presented in Gdańsk.
The exhibition is not a finished project. During her two-week stay in Gdańsk, Isa Ho will also visit the studios of local women artists. New photographs, recordings, and interviews will be created and gradually incorporated into both the exhibition and the film. Visitors will therefore experience not only the completed work, but also the ongoing creative process behind its development.
Gdańsk will become the next chapter of this international project. The stories and portraits of women artists living and working in Gdańsk will become part of future editions of the exhibition presented in other cities and countries. In this way, the local artistic community will become part of an evolving international artistic narrative.
The opening program will include an artist talk with Isa Ho and a screening of the documentary-art film, an integral part of the project.
Isa Ho is a Taiwanese visual artist working in photography, film, and installation. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Israel, South Korea, China, and Australia. Her works are included in the collections of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, White Rabbit Gallery, and Jut Art Museum.
The project is curated by Marta Trotsiuk, curator, cultural manager, founder of Gallery 101, President of the Ukrainian Association of Gallerists, and Director of ArtForum Ukraine. For many years she has been developing international artistic collaborations and projects in the field of cultural diplomacy.
The exhibition will be on view until September 28, 2026.