A series of workshops
We will embroider pre-digital photographs of Norilsk residents unknown to us, recalling stories of rest and leisure from our own lives and those of our loved ones. The meeting will be led by Kristina Syrchikova, with Marina Sazonenko advising on embroidery (remotely). Our starting material will be archival photographs from the unattributed collection of the Norilsk Museum — photographs no one is left to tell about.
The artists are now focusing on rest and recovery as a critically important part of life above the Arctic Circle. The people in these photographs once built lives, worked, loved and went on long-awaited holidays to sanatoriums and resorts. Over time their names faded from memory.
Examining details — whether a work uniform or a carefree holiday outfit — we will draw parallels with our own stories. Stitch by stitch, we will help these people not to vanish into oblivion, returning their images to Norilsk’s collective memory.
Through embroidery we will pay tribute to the “forgotten” in the broadest sense of the word. We will work with Norilsk’s collective memory, letting the fates of its residents pass through us bit by bit and drawing parallels with our lives today. The laboratory will result in an exhibition at the residency.
The artists are now focusing on rest and recovery as a critically important part of life above the Arctic Circle. The people in these photographs once built lives, worked, loved and went on long-awaited holidays to sanatoriums and resorts. Over time their names faded from memory.
Examining details — whether a work uniform or a carefree holiday outfit — we will draw parallels with our own stories. Stitch by stitch, we will help these people not to vanish into oblivion, returning their images to Norilsk’s collective memory.
Through embroidery we will pay tribute to the “forgotten” in the broadest sense of the word. We will work with Norilsk’s collective memory, letting the fates of its residents pass through us bit by bit and drawing parallels with our lives today. The laboratory will result in an exhibition at the residency.
