‘Sinkhole Project’ Group Show Curated by PLAGUE at Smena, Kazan

Exhibition title: Sinkhole Project
Date: 09.10 — 10.10.2021
Curator: PLAGUE invited by Sinkhole Project
Artists: Vitaly Bezpalov, Vanya Venmer, Arthur Golyakov, Stas Lobachevskiy, Andrei Pokrovskii, Zukhra Salakhova, SL, Ilya Smirnov, Bernhard Holaschke
Text: Arthur Golyakov
Venue: Smena, Kazan

Text:
Are you afraid of darkness?
Have you been in the wood at night?
How far can you go into the depths of the forest alone?
Or how long can you stay there?
Can a stump turn into a fox?
Fox is probably not so scary if you quickly understand who is in front of you.

Exhibition view
Zukhra Salakhova, Untitled, 2021, wire, fabric, yarn, dimensions vary
Zukhra Salakhova, Untitled, 2021, wire, fabric, yarn, dimensions vary
Zukhra Salakhova, Untitled, 2021, wire, fabric, yarn, dimensions vary
Zukhra Salakhova, Untitled, 2021, wire, fabric, yarn, dimensions vary
Exhibition view
Arthur Golyakov, Saying, naming, 2021, extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), acrylic, spray paint, wire, carabiner, ropes, 78 x 120 x 10 cm
Arthur Golyakov, Saying, naming, 2021, extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), acrylic, spray paint, wire, carabiner, ropes, 78 x 120 x 10 cm
Arthur Golyakov, Saying, naming, 2021, extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), acrylic, spray paint, wire, carabiner, ropes, 78 x 120 x 10 cm
Andrei Pokrovskii, Lit By Value, 2021, oil on panel, 60 x 80 cm
Andrei Pokrovskii, Lit By Value, 2021, oil on panel, 60 x 80 cm
Andrei Pokrovskii, Lit By Value, 2021, oil on panel, 60 x 80 cm
Vitaly Bepzlaov, 2?, 2017-2021, solo show documentation pic, digital collage, dimensions vary
Vitaly Bepzlaov, 2?, 2017-2021, solo show documentation pic, digital collage, dimensions vary
Exhibition view
Vanya Venmer, Someone Cries, Something Ain’t Right, 2021, photo frame, metal, glue, cat hair, 18×23 cm
Vanya Venmer, Someone Cries, Something Ain’t Right, 2021, photo frame, metal, glue, cat hair, 18×23 cm
SL, Аполлон-закладчик, 2020, found canvas on stretcher, oil, rope, 100 x 80 cm
SL, Аполлон-закладчик, 2020, found canvas on stretcher, oil, rope, 100 x 80 cm
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Ilya Smirnov, Chardonnay, 2021, plumeless thistles collected and assembled on site by Arthur Golyakov, 64 × 64 × 64 cm
Ilya Smirnov, Chardonnay, 2021, plumeless thistles collected and assembled on site by Arthur Golyakov, 64 × 64 × 64 cm
Exhibition view
Bernhard Holaschke, Nature is healing (light), digital printing on canvas, 80 х 100 cm
cmBernhard Holaschke, Nature is healing (light), digital printing on canvas, 80 х 100 cm
Exhibition view
Stas Lobachevskiy, part of the triptych Yelling death, 2019, faux leather, glue, markers, 65 x 65 cm
Ilya Smirnov, Garden Guides, 2021, dried thistle, dimensions vary
Ilya Smirnov, Garden Guides, 2021, dried thistle, dimensions vary