Exhibition of Larisa Fedotova RETINA Automatic translate

On January 26, 2018, RETINA exhibition dedicated to Troparevsky Forest Park begins its work in Pavilion No. 16 “Hydrometeorology”. This is the exposition of the young artist Larisa Fedotova, the winner of the “TAKEOFF” project in the direction of “Videoart”. The curator of the exhibition is Olga Shishko.

In Latin, retina means “retina” - this is the inner multilayer shell of the eye that perceives and converts visual signals. The purpose of the artist is to explore human perception and the characteristics of human interaction with the changing space of the city. The place was not chosen by chance. Troparevsky Forest Park, on the one hand, is a completely mundane location among many green areas on the outskirts of Moscow. On the other hand, this place has a certain duality: it is both a part of nature and an environment for recreation and entertainment of people.

“For two and a half years, I flandered at night in different parts of the Troparevsky forest park at different times of the year. The process was recorded on an amateur camcorder. Then I carefully examined the video and individual frames. Many lighted fragments tried to form a single puzzle. Digital aesthetics was superimposed on my visual experiences… The city forest park is a place that a person supposedly leaves to connect with nature, while recoding it functionally, “socializing”. The primary, natural is partially “cultivated”: sawn, trimmed, thinned out by asphalt paths, decorated with drawings of giant humanized insects… The natural environment is filled with power markers - rules, prohibitions, signs… ”- comments the project Larisa Fedotova.

Video projections and sound accompaniment will prepare the viewer to rethink the familiar and therefore often inconspicuous and, possibly, help to look differently at their own everyday experience. Wandering around the exposition with a pocket flashlight, the viewer will have the opportunity to study photographs and objects of the exhibition and at the same time become part of the installation. For a deeper immersion in the author’s intention, the exhibition will present the layout of the book “Retina”, in which the artist shares her experience in comprehending the world.

Exhibition curator Olga Shishko:

“Larisa strives not only to cross the boundaries of perception of reality, but also to turn the act of vision into an intellectual experience. In the RETINA project, the artist points out the loss of the relationship between reality, perception and image. For the author of the project, art is the identification of points of contact between a person and the world. The artist continues to experiment with the definition of the boundaries of "internal" and "external", exploring the "new vision." Vision is no longer perceived as a geometric projection of the reflection of the visible world, it shifts to internal bodily sensations, such as touch and kinesthetics. ”

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Larisa Fedotova (born 1987) is an artist (lives and works in Moscow), works with photography, objects, installations and video, explores the synthesis of various media in the context of interaction with the audience. Graduated from the Russian Economic University. G.V. Plekhanova, studied photography at the School of Visual Arts (Moscow), at the Photo Department (St. Petersburg), and also at the “Vision through Photography” course at MoMA (New York). In 2017 she graduated from the Institute of Contemporary Art Problems (Moscow). Member of the “Field Research” program of the Garage “Moscow Research Institute”.

In his works, he raises questions of the formation of human identity and social ties between people.

The project “TAKEOFF” was launched at VDNH on May 21, 2016. Its main goals are the discovery of new names and the support of young professionals in the field of modern culture. Within the framework of the project, young authors are given the opportunity to realize their creative idea and become a participant in the exhibition at VDNH. The winners of the competition work under the guidance of experienced curators and during the project get acquainted with the technology of organizing and conducting exhibition projects.

In the first season of the VZLE project, five exhibitions were held. The project site was the Yak-42 aircraft installed on the VDNH Industry Square.

The second season of the “VZLE” contest was held in five areas: “Photography”, “Contemporary Art”, “Graphic Design”, “Video Art” and “Fashion”. After the repair, Pavilion No. 16 Hydrometeorology, which opened after repair, was the new site, where an exhibition of young photographers VDNH. Reconstruction ”and two winning projects of the direction“ Graphic Design ”-“ Awl for soap ”and“ Looking for, there is nowhere else ”. And in the space of the Yak-42 aircraft, the installation of the winner in the direction of "Contemporary Art" by Ekaterina Choporova "Field" took place.