Triumph Gallery presents the solo exhibition "…About February, Sobbing" by Eva Khelki. The title of the project refers to a line from Boris Pasternak’s poem "February. Take ink and weep!..". At the center of the artist’s new project are reflections on the nature of memory.

The exhibition brings together three series of works, each approaching the concepts of memory and recollection from different perspectives. In the series of paintings on wood, Eva Khelki depicts urban landscapes of specific locations in St. Petersburg: the artist’s memories are tied to these places and, transferred onto the painted surface, form a kind of visual diary. She deliberately chooses complex formats for these works, referencing altarpiece imagery. These references lose their sacred function and take on an everyday, domestic character, while emphasizing the value of what is depicted.

Paintings set in old window frames present a retrospective of Eva’s childhood memories, as if captured by a camera. The exhibition concludes with a series of objects whose titles draw on slang vocabulary and cultural references. Each piece resembles a game in which the artist offers the first word and invites the viewer to complete the phrase by turning to historical memory. "Immersing ourselves in the artist’s deeply intimate and personal archive, we are able to access our own memories and discover almost identical images and sensations. These memories are both personal and shared, and Eva Khelki’s exhibition is a space where we can share them with one another," writes the curator of the project, Polina Mogilina.

Curator: Polina Mogilina.

Paintings set in old window frames present a retrospective of Eva's childhood memories, as if captured by a camera. The exhibition concludes with a series of objects whose titles draw on slang vocabulary and cultural references. Each piece resembles a game in which the artist offers the first word and invites the viewer to complete the phrase by turning to historical memory. "Immersing ourselves in the artist’s deeply intimate and personal archive, we are able to access our own memories and discover almost identical images and sensations. These memories are both personal and shared, and Eva Khelki’s exhibition is a space where we can share them with one another," writes the curator of the project, Polina Mogilina.

Curator: Polina Mogilina.