“Entertaining Sericulture”
exhibition
🪡 Opening of the temporary exhibition “Entertaining Sericulture”
What is sericulture? It is not only a craft and an industry, but a special language — a way of speaking about time, memory and the fragility of life.
The project “Entertaining Sericulture” was born at the La Magnanerie de Seraphin artist residency in France, a place where silkworms were once raised. In the 19th century the Cévennes region was one of the key centres of European sericulture, and today its landscapes, archives and museums became the starting point for an in-depth artistic study.
The project is a visual exploration of sericulture, based on educational and fiction literature, the history of the industry, local archival materials, getting to know the region and personal impressions.
The entry point into this world was Alessandro Baricco’s novel Silk, where the East appears unknown, alluring and unattainable. Here sericulture ceases to be an industry and becomes a metaphor for longing for the ideal and for elusive forms.
The exhibition presents objects made in various techniques, from ceramics and embroidery to installation and cyanotype. It is an attempt to reconstruct the aesthetics of slow making. Tactility unites the exhibition: through the fragility of materials and the delicacy of handwork, the artist draws the viewer into a space where the boundaries between historical fact and artistic fiction become transparent, like silk.
Come and touch history, memory and the delicate art of silk.
🎨 Project author: Marina Sazonenko.
🗓️ Opening: 21.02.2026
We look forward to seeing you!
What is sericulture? It is not only a craft and an industry, but a special language — a way of speaking about time, memory and the fragility of life.
The project “Entertaining Sericulture” was born at the La Magnanerie de Seraphin artist residency in France, a place where silkworms were once raised. In the 19th century the Cévennes region was one of the key centres of European sericulture, and today its landscapes, archives and museums became the starting point for an in-depth artistic study.
The project is a visual exploration of sericulture, based on educational and fiction literature, the history of the industry, local archival materials, getting to know the region and personal impressions.
The entry point into this world was Alessandro Baricco’s novel Silk, where the East appears unknown, alluring and unattainable. Here sericulture ceases to be an industry and becomes a metaphor for longing for the ideal and for elusive forms.
The exhibition presents objects made in various techniques, from ceramics and embroidery to installation and cyanotype. It is an attempt to reconstruct the aesthetics of slow making. Tactility unites the exhibition: through the fragility of materials and the delicacy of handwork, the artist draws the viewer into a space where the boundaries between historical fact and artistic fiction become transparent, like silk.
Come and touch history, memory and the delicate art of silk.
🎨 Project author: Marina Sazonenko.
🗓️ Opening: 21.02.2026
We look forward to seeing you!
From 21 February 2026
Silk Factory
(Kolomna, 3D Umanskaya St.)
Silk Factory
(Kolomna, 3D Umanskaya St.)
