Wardrobes / Rooms
Serhiy Savchenko
Opening on November 10, 2023, at 7:00 PM
Exhibition duration: November 10 – November 24, 2023
Savchenko Gallery:
Garbary Street 8/9
80-827, Gdańsk
„Wardrobes” series were created in 2022 and 2023 after the onset of the large-scale aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. This is a unique artistic testimony to the contemporary reality filled with absence and emptiness in which thousands of Ukrainians and their homes have found themselves. It’s not exactly a story about things or clothing but about what these items can tell us about people. The absence of a person in the images is an important feature of the works in this series.
„Rooms” is a series of works inspired by the interiors of Gdańsk: its shops, museums, churches, and private residences. The city’s dramatic spirit, against the backdrop of its complex and unique history, and interiors filled with objects, tell the story of the people who are absent from the work but are present as invisible participants in the continuous spectacle of movement and life.
„Once, I laid my eyes on clothing brought from one of the Ukrainian cities where the fighting is ongoing. Dresses, jeans, shirts, all torn by the shards of ‚grads.’ Brand new, still with tags, the clothing looked as if it had never lived a life, like dreams that have lost their meaning and usefulness. This changed and added another layer of meaning to my artistic perspective in the conversation about empty interiors, which I had been talking about in my works before.” – S.S.
As part of the event, during the exhibition opening, a 4-6-minute animated film titled “Pokojowe zamiary” will also be presented, created in collaboration with Gdańsk poet and musician Tomasz Lipski.
This event is financially supported by the City of Gdańsk.
FREE ADMITION.
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Opening 10.11.2023
