We’re happy to announce Veronika Hapchenko’s painting skin is now on view as part of the group exhibition Esfíngico Frontal at Mendes Wood DM curated by Germano Dushá from 11.02 to 11.03.2023.
„This exhibition investigates how universal mysteries are updated under contemporary urges, establishing a field for us to reflect—invested with our whole selves—on our current condition. By departing from the enigmatic hybridism of the Sphinx—half human, half beast—it approaches the very problem that confronts us head-on. The Sphinx, cunning and ambiguous, whose implacable mouth is always open to devour those who fail to decipher her riddles, serves us as a synthesis for vital paradoxes, like a final call before a fatal act. (…) Through this comprehensive selection of works from different media and by artists from different places in the world, we get a taste of the inexorable complexity of current ecological conditions, of themes linked to these paradigmatic shifts, and of constant transfigurations towards radical indescribability. They are apparitions that push the limits of language; nameless forms that make nomenclatures and categories untenable, existing autonomously as they escape our ontological apprehension and even our cognitive capacity. Facing the indecipherable character of these paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, installations and performances, we see new materials, shapes, textures, colors, movements and connections, experiencing the plural possibilities of giving physicality to the ineffable.” - text by exhibition’s curator Germano Dushá.
February 10, 2023
