GREAT STONE

 

Lesia Pcholka explores this cultural dichotomy, seeing migration as a catalyst for global cultural exchange. She interprets the interaction between Belarus and China as a new coalition of cultural spaces and reflects on how these exchanges influence everyday practices. Through her work, maps on tea tables while embedded security cameras highlight the repressive tactics of both countries. Her art seeks to uncover the cultural codes of the post-Soviet and Asian worlds and their artificial unification. By transforming the gallery space into a botanical garden, Lesia creates conditions for the integration of immigrant plants into everyday life. This work examines the visible dialogue at the political level and the invisible communication and unification that takes place within society. 

Hoast artist-run space (Vienna, Austria) 2024
Copyright: Wolfgang Obermair