Korene (Roots)

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Where?

• Pistori Palace

  • Štefánikova 25, Bratislava, SR

When?

• Opening: October 3, 2024 at 5 p.m. CET - FB Event

  • Exhibition duration: till Oct. 17, 2024

• Accompanying events within the exhibition:

  • 13.10. | author's reading of excerpts from the book Kvet Nguyen: Everything that connects us
  • 16.10. | curatorial interpretation and guided tour with curator Kasha Potrohosh
  • 19.10. | lecture by artist Oksana Sadovenko about Ukrainian painter
  • 27.10. | finissage of the exhibition and live performance Mavkin Chuhajster

 

*Is part of Fjúžn festival

 

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Curator:

• Kasha Potrohosh

Exhibitors:

• Jaroslav Beliš, Diana Bilichenko, Kateřina Durďáková, Tanya Kyianytsia, Norbert Kuki, Tijana Radenković, Viktória Revická, Oksana Sadovenko, Volodymyr Serhachov, Mária Šimová, Jaromír Šplíchal a ďalší

 

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Annotation:

According to the biology textbook, roots are the non-leaf organs of plants that anchor them in the ground, helping them draw water, inorganic substances and store their own reserves. But roots are more than just physical structures - they depend on the complex symbiosis and competition of a vast array of organisms . Hidden in the soil are webs of stems, hyphae, cells, and entire microscopic ecosystems. A cycle of churning cells, focused on fulfilling their hunger and desire. The joyous bubbling of life-giving bacteria and deadly parasites takes place between the roots of even the tiniest of plants. Their relationships are such complex sets of processes that we cannot begin to understand them in their entirety. There is a constant exchange of substances and communication going on in them that we are unable to hear .

But the roots of humanity are abstract, immaterial - metaphorical. Cultural, hereditary, national. Reflecting and sustaining them helps us to preserve the memory and message of our ancestors , and to create new narratives through their symbiosis. So how do socio-cultural roots differ from natural, material ones? Are they defined by our language, customs, traditions, food, folklore?

Our interactions with the world around us form the deep roots of our identities and cultural contexts. What relationships do we have with ourselves and with the outside world?

Curated by Kashi Potrohosh , the exhibition focuses on the depth and complexity of our roots that shape our identity and worldview.

 

 

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