‘Boreal Throne’ Group Show Curated by PLAGUE at Smena, Kazan

Exhibition title: Boreal Throne
Dates: 8.10 — 9.10.2022
Artists: Michael Bussell, Don Elektro, Arthur Golyakov, Alina Izmailova, Yuri Otinov, Artem Silver, Zukhra Salakhova, Anna Taganzeva-Kobzeva, Vanya Venmer, Royce Hobbs
Curator: PLAGUE & Boreal Throne
Venue: Smena, Kazan, Russia

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How to Light a Fire in the Rain or Wet Weather
ATTENTION!  We urge you to follow the fire safety rules – especially in the forest,
especially in dry weather in spring, summer or autumn. Let’s start with kindling. Everything that can quickly ignite, will be used: pine needles, tree bark.
1. No matter how heavy the rain is and how long it lasts, you can almost always find dry
brushwood, broken branches, spruce branches as they are protected from dampness by other trees, stumps, boulders, etc.
Also, do not forget that it is FORBIDDEN to saw, cut down living trees, cut branches of
bushes or trees. As a fuel, you need to use deadwood of aspen, birch, hazel, alder or oak.
2. Wood chips flare up best. With a knife or hatchet, prepare as much of it as possible.
3. Choosing a place for a fire is no less important than finding and collecting firewood.  If it rains continuously, a natural canopy is necessary: ideally, a large tree, under the crown of which you will build a fire.
4. You can use tree bark for kindling. Birch bark burns beautifully, even after rain. Polypore mushrooms are also an option. They grow in abundance in our forests and light up from a single match.
5. A bonfire lights up better and easier if you lay it out in the form of a hut. Ignition rule:
keep putting in thin pieces of wood until the fire flares up well.
6. An important point: in bad weather the ground is damp, therefore, flooring should be
placed under the bottom of the fire to avoid puddles. Separate the wet surface with
deadwood or logs.
7. Carry hunting matches with you. They are covered with a solution of Bertolet salt which makes them waterproof.  An alternative would be a lighter, but matches are preferable and more convenient.
8. When the fire flares up, gradually put in thicker and damper firewood. Experienced
foresters and hunters advise laying out a fire in the form of a grate or a well: this way, wet wood dries out faster and flares up better.

Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Alina Izmailova, Creeping, 2021, frame, vacuum, frogs, dimensions vary
Alina Izmailova, Creeping, 2021, frame, vacuum, frogs, dimensions vary
Exhibition view
Yuri Otinov, Quietwalker, 2021, papier-mache, automatic air freshener ‘Glade’, 23 x12 x 12 cm
Yuri Otinov, Quietwalker, 2021, papier-mache, automatic air freshener
‘Glade’, 23 x12 x 12 cm
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Vanya Venmer, Untitled, 2022, plumbum, wire, glue, 17 x 15 cm
Vanya Venmer, Untitled, 2022, plumbum, wire, glue, 17 x 15 cm
Don Elektro, DIRTYROTTENSNOW – *I knew smth was off when dirty snow turned into rotten dogs*, 2022, print on matte photo paper, 30 x 30 cm each print
Don Elektro, DIRTYROTTENSNOW – *I knew smth was off when dirty snow turned into rotten dogs*, 2022, print on matte photo paper, 30 x 30 cm each print
Don Elektro, DIRTYROTTENSNOW – *I knew smth was off when dirty snow turned into rotten dogs*, 2022, print on matte photo paper, 30 x 30 cm each print
Don Elektro, DIRTYROTTENSNOW – *I knew smth was off when dirty snow turned into rotten dogs*, 2022, print on matte photo paper, 30 x 30 cm each print
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Zukhra Salakhova, Breakfast with a view of Elbrus, 2022, basalt wool, wood, nails, thread, metal, fishing net, bottle, water, moths, dimensions vary
Zukhra Salakhova, Breakfast with a view of Elbrus, 2022, basalt wool, wood, nails, thread, metal, fishing net, bottle, water, moths, dimensions vary
Artem Silver, Stop in Astana, 2022, found glass, cement mortar, marker, oil, glass paint, 60 х 40 см
Artem Silver, Stop in Astana, 2022, found glass, cement mortar, marker, oil, glass paint, 60 х 40 см
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Exhibition view
Arthur Golyakov, Unboxing, 2022, cardboard, pen, paint marker, paper cup, coffee, sugar, paper, dimensions vary
Arthur Golyakov, Unboxing, 2022, cardboard, pen, paint marker, paper cup, coffee, sugar, paper, dimensions vary
Anna Taganzeva-Kobzeva, Lily (11), 2021 aluminum vacuum film, 30 х 37 см, courtesy by fābula gallery
Anna Taganzeva-Kobzeva, Lily (11), 2021 aluminum vacuum film, 30 х 37 см, courtesy by fābula galleryMichael Bussell, #106 (Out Of The Trunk version), 2022, Inkjet on paper, 95 x 63 cm
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Michael Bussell, #106 (Out Of The Trunk version), 2022, Inkjet on paper, 95 x 63 cm
Michael Bussell, #106 (Out Of The Trunk version), 2022, Inkjet on paper, 95 x 63 cm
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Royce Hobbs, Rendering 1 & Rendering 2, 2022, printing on sticker film, 15 х 15 cm each print
Royce Hobbs, Rendering 1 & Rendering 2, 2022, printing on sticker film, 15 х 15 cm each print
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