We are glad to announce our new exhibition ‘Madre Russia’ that will take place from 18 August through 16 September 2012 during the new edition of AsoloArtFilmFestival 2012. ‘Madre Russia’ is a collective exhibition of russian photographers focusing on the representation of female portrait in contemporary society. Part of ‘Madre Russia’ is also the personal exhibition of Olga Chagaoutdinova and the installation of Polina Pakhomova “Generations of Winter”.
GROUP SHOW OF RUSSIAN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Museo Civico, Asolo
from august 18 to september 16
saturday and sunday: 10.00-12.00 | 15.00-20.00
monday to friday (only from 18 al 29 august): 18.00-20.00
Group exhibition of contemporary photography, which focuses on women and their role and representation in Russian society. A journey through everyday life, dreams and aesthetics. The selection of different projects comes from the need to gather evidence of a variety of interpretations on the female world at the time of profound social transformations in Russia. The role of women is seen as a mirror of the right to freedom and emancipation. The exhibition represents a unique opportunity to observe and compare the interpretations of 11 contemporary Russian authors: Nikita Pigorov, Anastasia Khoroshilova, Anastasia Tailakova, Max Sher, Igor Starkov, Katerina Belkina, Sasha Rudelsky, Olya Ivanova, Alla Esipovich, Margo Ovcharenko, Anna Kharina.
MADRE RUSSIA
‘Prisoners’
EXHIBITION BY OLGA CHAGAOUTDINOVA
Exhibition rooms Gobbato, Asolo
from august 18 to september 29
from monday to sunday: 10.00-12.00 | 18.00-23.00
The solo exhibition by Olga Chagaoutdinova is linked to the parallel collective photography exhibition. It includes a series of portraits of Russian female prisoners and a video installation. The series “prisoners,” that begun in 2005 and went on for two years, consists of psychological portraits taken in a women’s prison in the Russian Far East. The intent of the project is to observe human existence in a panoptic and punishing environment. Long interviews with the prisoners have allowed the artist to investigate the notion of personal identity, virtually extinguished under the pressure and rules of the penal system. Gender issues and the official suppression of sexuality within the penitentiary system constitute a further aspect of her study.