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Chto Delat: Time Capsule. Artistic Report on Catastrophes and Utopia Exhibition

This exhibition by Chto Delat features a spatial installation, film, and archive exploring global political transformations and artistic possibilities.

Discover "Time Capsule. Artistic Report on Catastrophes and Utopia" by the Russian collective Chto Delat. This compelling exhibition features a complex spatial installation, including the sculpture 'A Resurrected Soldier' and the film 'The Excluded. In a Moment of Danger'. An extensive archive documents over a decade of the collective's work, reflecting on urgent political and social transformations. Explore their unique artistic perspective on contemporary realities and future visions.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition by the Russian collective Chto Delat features a complex spatial installation centered around the sculpture 'A Resurrected Soldier' and the film 'The Excluded. In a Moment of Danger'. It also includes an extensive archive documenting the collective's work over a decade, reflecting on contemporary political realities and artistic possibilities.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'Time Capsule. Artistic Report on Catastrophes and Utopia' by the Russian collective Chto Delat delves into the urgent political and social transformations occurring globally. At its core is a complex spatial installation featuring the sculpture 'A Resurrected Soldier' and the film 'The Excluded. In a Moment of Danger', both created in 2014. The exhibition is complemented by an archive of posters, ephemera, film fragments, and documents that showcase the collective's work over more than a decade, contextualizing their artistic practice amidst current events. Chto Delat addresses the profound impact of recent political developments in Russia and Ukraine, viewing them as symptomatic of a worldwide transformation. The exhibition presents a landscape of media-generated images of disaster and war zones through cut-outs, depicting events in Russia, Ukraine, and Palestine, as well as images of Ebola victims and ISIS fighters. Amidst this dystopian depiction, the fragmented monumental sculpture and a small sculpture symbolizing a conjoined heart and ear stand out. Within this latter piece lies the exhibition's 'time capsule' and its utopian element, representing a connection to a future that the collective believes is 'waiting to be made.' The film 'The Excluded. In a Moment of Danger' was made with graduates of Chto Delat's 'School for Engaged Art' and reflects on their own precariousness and uncertainty, exploring themes of social media's role in political action and the development of young people into politically responsible individuals through open narrative structures and a search for new language.

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Venue
Secession
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Nov 21, 2014 – Jan 25, 2015
Artist line / attribution
Featuring the work of Chto Delat, a collective founded in 2003 in St. Petersburg, comprising artists, critics, philosophers, and writers.
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