站在多元文明和多元文化的交匯點上,格魯吉亞始終有著地緣空間上的特殊性,過去的文化延續(xù)至今,不同文明和文化之間大量交匯與交流,形成了格魯吉亞豐富多彩的文化體驗。在充分融合東西方藝術精華的同時,格魯吉亞當代藝術還在許多方面表現(xiàn)出了突破傳統(tǒng)、與眾不同的魅力。藝術家們既保持了當代藝術的先鋒精神,同時也對本國的文化遺產(chǎn)有著深刻考量。所有作品盡管有著粗糙的托盤和懷舊的外表,卻都在時間的停滯和永恒的運動之間存在著明顯的張力。這些作品往往富于表現(xiàn)力,情感強烈,偶爾又轉瞬即逝,類似于想象世界的核心,甚至是我們大多數(shù)人無法接觸到的一個有形領域。
——迪·尼莉格魯吉亞特展策展人
Standing at the crossroads of multiple civilizations and cultures, Georgia has always been a geocultural space where the past persists into the present and where the prolific encounters and exchanges between distinct civilizations and cultures melt into a rich and diverse cultural experience of its own.
While excessively incorporating the best from the East and the West, the contemporary Georgian art landscape stands out as unconventional in many ways. These artists manage to remain in the vanguard of contemporary art and at the same time are vigilant to cultural legacy and thoughtfulness.All images, despite their coarsely grained frame and nostalgic looks, contain a perceptible tension between the stagnation of time and dynamism of everlasting motion.These creations are often expressive and intense and occasionally ephemeral, resembling the shots from the heart of an imaginary world or even a very tangible realm that most of us are unable to get in touch with.
——Tea Nili Curator of Georgian Special Exhibition