TRY TO READ MY STONES
Installation : School desks with maps
2023
The work Try to Read My Stones devoted to the ways of marking space in Belarus, a countrywhose borders have changed many times throughout history, even in the course of the 20th century.
The work Try to Read My Stones, presents 9 maps of Belarus embedded in schoolchairs, referring to the history of the aforementioned century (1918, 1918-1919, 1919, 1920-1921, 1922-1924, 1924-1927, 1938-1940, 1941-1945). The changeability of the borders is the resultof the geopolitical transformations that took place in Belarus inan exceptionally dynamic and cruel way (multiple changes of power and political systems, wars, etc.). These processes could notbut leave a strong imprint on the local culture and the fate of thepeople. One such manifestation is the eclecticism of visual culture, the tendency to freely combine meanings and cultural images.
The work Try to Read My Stones, presents 9 maps of Belarus embedded in schoolchairs, referring to the history of the aforementioned century (1918, 1918-1919, 1919, 1920-1921, 1922-1924, 1924-1927, 1938-1940, 1941-1945). The changeability of the borders is the resultof the geopolitical transformations that took place in Belarus inan exceptionally dynamic and cruel way (multiple changes of power and political systems, wars, etc.). These processes could notbut leave a strong imprint on the local culture and the fate of thepeople. One such manifestation is the eclecticism of visual culture, the tendency to freely combine meanings and cultural images.
