Rehearsal time

Evgeny Granilnikov, Polina Kanis,
and Alexey Korsi

May 16 — June 2, 2013
Triumph gallery

The idea of the exhibition "Rehearsal Time" is based on the themes of error and repetition, which each of the featured artists explores in their own way.

Repetition is a loop, a territory of temporal excess, where time is trapped, as the idea of time is the idea of non-return. A literal repetition is a trauma on the body of time, so repetition brings back everything that has slipped away and cannot be returned. If we add the potential for error, time becomes tangible and effective. On the other hand, the idea of a literal, violent repetition is already an error, a failure in the situation of the historical process.

New flag
2013
Video installation, single-channel video (looped)
6’ 26’’

Repetition is a loop, a territory of temporal excess, where time is trapped, as the idea of time is the idea of non-return. A literal repetition is a trauma on the body of time, so repetition brings back everything that has slipped away and cannot be returned. If we add the potential for error, time becomes tangible and effective. On the other hand, the idea of a literal, violent repetition is already an error, a failure in the situation of the historical process.

In Sofya Gavrilova’s series of photographs, we seem to come into contact with the very process of production, with temporal and topological intervals. The result of her work is a hundred seemingly identical photographs of the same landscape. Towards the middle of the series, people appear in the center of this austere landscape. This slight disruption raises questions about the theme of chance in conceptual art. And it becomes clear that this is not just a desperate gesture by an artist. The film by the author of this text is called "Escape." Based on sound alone, it not only addresses the issue of time or its loss, but also places the individual in a temporal flow, as if this flow were similar to flowing water.

The assertion of a new ideological image (whatever it may be) is the central theme in Polina Kanis’s video work. She creates a system of relationships in which everyone performs their own function without being too concerned about the other participants. As a result, there is a perfect outcome (in the form of a photo of Polina riding a horse and raising a flag) and there is video documentation of the work process. Alexei Korsi’s object is a table filled with dishes. It is a work about something unspoken in human relationships, but what is even more important is its authenticity and the genuine presence of people at this table.