Two works by Veronika Hapchenko, automat and automat II are now on view at Voloshyn Gallery in Miami, as a part of ‚A Planet on a Pin’ exhibition curated by Aleksei Borisionok. Exhibition open until 20 September.
"The exhibition title derives from the early film by prominent Soviet Ukrainian director Felix Sobolev. The film Dawn of Destruction (1965) refers to the sensibilities of the cold war with its nuclear anxiety, originating in the dread of the Second world war. In his slightly high-flown, yet visually captivating essay-film, Sobolev unfolds the story of the unknown planet which was destroyed by internal contradictions that led to its annihilation (…). Now, the weight of the planet is even heavier – the internal contradictions are tearing her apart. With lands turned into the aggravations of destruction – as for instance in Ukraine, but also in many other geographies, we see ongoing immanent damage – to bodies, environments and planets."
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"A new body of watercolor works by Veronika Hapchenko – presents planes with curvilinear forms that intersect and weave through each other. With a strong sense of flow and captivity, the curving elements resemble ribbons – organic tendrils or synthetic tubes stretching and twisting in space conveying ethereal figures. Referencing Soviet techno-scientific depictions of man, progress and nature, Hapchenko navigates us through the eerie territories of failed premises of modernity."
- excerpt from curatorial text by Aleksei Borisionok. Full text available here.
Installation views by Phillip Karp. Courtesy of the Artist and Voloshyn Gallery.
July 25, 2025
