Among White Moons

Olga Aksyonova

June 29 — August 11, 2024
Gallery "Triumph"

The main protagonists of Olga’s works are members of the fictional Urandi tribe. This is a composite image that embodies both personal and collective experiences in the search for connections between generations, the unity of past and present, and the interplay between reality and dreams.

Triumph Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Olga Aksyonova, Among White Moons. The exhibition brings together paintings, graphic works, sculptures, and ceramics, continuing the project Urandi Tribe, initiated in 2022.

Dawn Graphic art, paper, pastel
50 x 65 cm

Triumph Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Olga Aksyonova, Among White Moons. The exhibition brings together paintings, graphic works, sculptures, and ceramics, continuing the project Urandi Tribe, initiated in 2022.

The title Among White Moons offers a poetic interpretation of a place fixed in memory, where multiple times, generations, and perspectives on reality intersect. The main protagonists of Olga’s works are members of the fictional Urandi tribe. This is a composite image that embodies both personal and collective experiences in the search for connections between generations, the unity of past and present, and the interplay between reality and dreams. The word itself contains references to the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur, the biblical cradle of human civilization; the syllable "an," derived from the ancient Greek prefix "a-," meaning negation; and "di-," from ancient Greek, meaning "double." In this way, the artist constructs a mystification about a tribe that simultaneously belongs to an ancient civilization and exists in the present, as well as about a reality that is always intertwined with speculation and fiction, which become history in the present moment.

Late Flowers Oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm

The title Among White Moons offers a poetic interpretation of a place fixed in memory, where multiple times, generations, and perspectives on reality intersect. The main protagonists of Olga’s works are members of the fictional Urandi tribe. This is a composite image that embodies both personal and collective experiences in the search for connections between generations, the unity of past and present, and the interplay between reality and dreams. The word itself contains references to the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur, the biblical cradle of human civilization; the syllable "an," derived from the ancient Greek prefix "a-," meaning negation; and "di-," from ancient Greek, meaning "double." In this way, the artist constructs a mystification about a tribe that simultaneously belongs to an ancient civilization and exists in the present, as well as about a reality that is always intertwined with speculation and fiction, which become history in the present moment.

The paintings and graphic works presented in the exhibition are connected by Olga Aksyonova to the theory of the primary elements, a concept widely known in the ancient world, where the origin of matter was understood as the combination of four elements: water, air, earth, and fire. The sculptures, resembling natural formations, function as totems in the artist’s conception — symbolic attributes of the sacred and part of an imagined magical ritual.

Curators: Alisa Prokhorova, Artur Knyazev

Valley of Lakes
120 × 100 cm

The paintings and graphic works presented in the exhibition are connected by Olga Aksyonova to the theory of the primary elements, a concept widely known in the ancient world, where the origin of matter was understood as the combination of four elements: water, air, earth, and fire. The sculptures, resembling natural formations, function as totems in the artist’s conception — symbolic attributes of the sacred and part of an imagined magical ritual.

Curators: Alisa Prokhorova, Artur Knyazev