The object "..." was presented for the first time and prepared in response to the authorial curatorial concept for the exhibition of photography and sculpture titled Not a message.
At the same time, it serves as a self-commentary on the idea that photography can be regarded as "a registered projection of a fragment of reality."
October 4, 2024, Rozruch Art Gallery
At the same time, it serves as a self-commentary on the idea that photography can be regarded as "a registered projection of a fragment of reality."
October 4, 2024, Rozruch Art Gallery
The concept of the Not a message exhibition:
In public discourse, it is often repeated that an artistic medium functions as a form of language since a creator, to be called an artist, should express something through their field of expertise. However, visual arts operate to a much greater extent on connotations than the language we use daily. Moreover, they lack a code that enables two-way communication, although, as Vilém Flusser wrote, "images are meaningful surfaces."
Language, on the other hand, is not only a reflection of our customs, culture, and behaviors but also actively shapes them. This feedback loop is also visible in art, as the understanding of phenomena—shaped by language itself—underpins every creative activity. Just as Inuit tribes have more terms for snow than Europeans, cultural, geographical, and historical differences shape languages, which in turn influence different understandings of the world, even among the closest neighbors. After all, echoing Marshall McLuhan, "the medium is the message."
The Not a message exhibition invites experimentation. Drawing from the thoughts of Roland Barthes, Marshall McLuhan, Vilém Flusser, and Stefan Wojnecki, is it possible to create a work that communicates nothing, that is not a message, leaving its meaning entirely up to the viewer's interpretation? How would different artists from diverse backgrounds interpret this idea?
