Continuing our “25 Impactful Weeks” initiative, we are kicking off 2011 with Vladyslav Krasnoshchok’s project “Negatives Are Stored”!

Presented in the MG’s Art Basement were late 19th-century photographs that the artist had purchased at flea markets. Krasnoshchok subsequently added his own drawings in watercolor, gouache, and oil to these images.

The project’s title has a simple history: a century ago, every photograph bore the inscription “Negatives Are Stored,” meaning that one could go to a photo studio at any time and have the image restored. With his art project, Vlad Krasnoshchok decided to extend the life of these old, soiled photographs. The exhibition also sparked much controversy among visitors: some considered it genuine contemporary art, while others viewed it as vandalism.

At the opening of the project, Vladyslav decided to underscore his attitude towards the controversial aspects of his work: in one room, a wooden chest was placed, in which the artist himself lay down. On the photographer’s chest was a thick, old album filled with his unique works. With this gesture, the photographer demonstrated that no one was mocking the deceased; on the contrary, with this exhibition, the artists show that in a hundred years, these people will be remembered.

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