2023
The transformation of the old cinema «BYL» into the center of contemporary art became the starting point for the reflection of the author, whose path to the art also began from the world of cinema. Classical narratives are being replaced by a moving surreal world of symbols. This kaleidoscopic collage transcends the cinema screen and invades the cinema hall, it changes the usual viewing rituals and creates a new perceptual situation. This artwork is an attempt to expand the viewer’s experience, blur the boundaries between reality, screen and imaginary, as well as involve the audience in the game of interpretations and search of inherent meanings.Original screening format supposed projection to the multiple split screens installed amongst the audience sits at the cinema hall. The idea of merging the «white cube» space and the cinema hall creates a different viewing ritual for the audience, a new perceptive situation where they can look at themselves in the «mirror».
Aleksei Martyniuk
Russia
Aleksei Martyniuk is a filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. One of the topics artist deals with is cyclicity in all its forms. Through his narrative experiments, he plays with the repeatability of various phenomena and explores their possible interpretations. The created surreal kaleidoscopic collages are author’s attempts to redefine familiar things and place them in new contexts, push the boundaries of their perception, and involve the viewer in these processes.