FRAGILE ISLAND

2015, VIDEO INSTALLATIONS, 
GRAPHIC WORKS, SOUND

2019 — SOLO SHOW, VIDEOZAVOD, LOTSREMARK,
BASEL, SWITZERLAND

2019 — GROUP SHOW, THE 15TH FESTIVAL
CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE TRADITIONAL
MUSEUM, THE MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN
RAILWAYS, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

2016 — SOLO SHOW, PART OF “FATHERS & SONS”
PROJECT, CENTRAL MANEGE, MOSCOW

Yevgeny Zamyatin in his novel We (1920) wrote: “Numbers marched past me, row on row…
And only I was alone, cast out by a storm on a desert island, seeking, seeking with my eyes among the grey-blue waves”.

Blissful supremacy prevails within the palaces of the One State on the Fragile Island. How do we envision our ideal sanctuary? A personal island shaded by palm trees in a tranquil ocean, where time flows seamlessly. Can an individual in the present moment truly find solace within themselves?

Tanya Akhmetgalieva reflects: “During my childhood, I envisioned an island as a small piece of land, resembling a mound, encompassed by boundless water. It might be entirely vacant, or perhaps one or two palm trees would grace the island. Its dimensions only allowed for one person. Strangely, I still sense that I inhabit that island even now…”.

The project features a childhood drawing where five-year-old Tanya not only illustrated her dream but also expressed her stance as an artist, amid the fluctuating currents of public opinion. Having completed her studies at the Stieglitz Art and Industry Academy and emerging as an independent artist, Tanya Akhmetgalieva allowed herself to drift freely, yet retained the sensation of a solitary existence on that same diminutive island, embellished with one or two palm trees.

Island, 1988, 55 x 60 cm, watercolors on paper

TRIALOG
2015, audio installation, 4 min 25 sec
Text & voices: Victor Mazin, Tanya Akhmetgalieva, Elena Yushina
Sound: Victor Mazin
(video-documentation of the show)

FRAGILE ISLAND
2015, Two-channel installation
2 min 48 sec & 3 min 19 sec
Video: Tanya Akhmetgalieva
Sound: Victor Mazin

Heavenly Lake
2015, Video installation
5 min 31 sec
Video: Tanya Akhmetgalieva
Sound: Victor Mazin

Polar Coordinates
2015, Video installation
5 min 07 sec
Video: Tanya Akhmetgalieva
Sound: Victor Mazin

DISAPPEARING STAIRCASES
2015, Video 4 min 28 sec
Video & sound: Tanya Akhmetgalieva

White Daisy
2015, Video 4 min 40 sec
Video: Tanya Akhmetgalieva
Sound: Victor Mazin

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