BIRCH 2.0
2023
Installation
Visual Artist Nadia Bakhshi
Composer
Anna Pospelova
Photos by Daniil Annenkov
Visual Artist Nadia Bakhshi
Composer
Anna Pospelova
Photos by Daniil Annenkov
The birch is one of the most recognizable symbols of Russian culture.
The author draws parallels between this primary element of the cultural landscape and the binary system used in digital technology. In the space of the installation, two worlds collide—the imitation of digital reality and the archaic. During this psychedelic journey, the leitmotif of the work gradually emerges—an attempt to find a modern reading of ancient cultural images. Within this subject two parallel lines develop, where a mystery play and a street carnival coexist with the story of a secret laboratory developing a new cultural code out of a balalaika, a mermaid, birches, and a dulcimer.
The author draws parallels between this primary element of the cultural landscape and the binary system used in digital technology. In the space of the installation, two worlds collide—the imitation of digital reality and the archaic. During this psychedelic journey, the leitmotif of the work gradually emerges—an attempt to find a modern reading of ancient cultural images. Within this subject two parallel lines develop, where a mystery play and a street carnival coexist with the story of a secret laboratory developing a new cultural code out of a balalaika, a mermaid, birches, and a dulcimer.