"PARAZIT" Creative Association:
Yuri Nikiforov, Vladimir Kozin, Dmitry Petukhov,
Semyon Motolyanets, Igor Panin, Igor Lebedev, “Mylo” (Soap) group,
Ivan Tuzov, Alexander Shishkin-Khokusai, Maxim Stepanov,
Ilya Zelenetsky, Vladimir Lilo, Julia Sopina, Tatiana Krylova "Sources of Artificial Light" The exhibition is devoted to all electricians of the world, working for people’s benefit, lighting up houses and cellars. To electricians, who attend modern art shows, and to electricians, who don’t visit such events. All in all, the exhibition is devoted to those who are never invited to private views. To those, who regularly get electrical shock, and it is their work. Also the exhibition is devoted to all those living under artificial light.
And artists will bring their own light. However great or poor their talent might be. After all, an artist as a light conductor is constantly struck by other currents. PARAZIT, heated up in 60 watt light of Borey corridor, having used electricity for which the gallery pays, will present to Borey’s 20th anniversary its illumination tools for orientation in the darkness of miscommunication in sign of respect and sincere gratitude. For us a light-box is a lamp, either a reading lamp or a spot lamp, with which you read a book, or a living-room chandelier, or a 15-watt lamp, lighting food in a refrigerator. Source of artificial light is a symbol of human victory over sun movement. And “Doomsday” is rather a photophobia of modern art community. Most of modern art shows are carried out in darkness, that’s kind of tradition. Maybe it’s because artists feel ashamed, maybe because spectators are embarrassed. Saving darkness creates intimate space for the spectator and hides sneers and grimaces of misunderstanding. No electrician will ever say: “To see the LIGHT one must know electrical circuit connection laws and supply pressure”. We step into the light to state that “Snobbish Light of the Devoted to Modern Art Understanding” has given disappointment, and thus it’s finished. Semyon Motolyanets, 2011 |
