Museum of Self-Isolation Opens To Empty Halls
In the spirit of the times, no one could come to the opening.
"75 Days, 80 Stories, Jan. 15."
That is the number of days Muscovites were in quarantine in the spring, the number of personal stories the Museum of Moscow and Triumf Gallery have collected, and the date that the on-site part of this exhibition will open (hopefully).
The on-site show has four sections of works by artists depicting the four stages of self-isolation: Panic, Peak, Plateau, and After.
The online stories and creations sent by ordinary people living in extraordinary conditions are organized on the Museum of Moscow site not by genre but by moods like Joy, Apathy, Emptiness, Anxiety, Wonder.
Looking at them now is a step back into the past of empty streets, QR codes, and police patrols in parks. Imagine how people will respond to these art objects and stories a century from now.
That is the number of days Muscovites were in quarantine in the spring, the number of personal stories the Museum of Moscow and Triumf Gallery have collected, and the date that the on-site part of this exhibition will open (hopefully).
The on-site show has four sections of works by artists depicting the four stages of self-isolation: Panic, Peak, Plateau, and After.
The online stories and creations sent by ordinary people living in extraordinary conditions are organized on the Museum of Moscow site not by genre but by moods like Joy, Apathy, Emptiness, Anxiety, Wonder.
Looking at them now is a step back into the past of empty streets, QR codes, and police patrols in parks. Imagine how people will respond to these art objects and stories a century from now.
Among the iconic images of the pandemic - the food service delivery couriers with candy-colored insulated carriers, flying along empty streets on their bicycles or scooters, or, like here, falling asleep, exhausted, on the metro.
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The works of art in the on-site exhibition are in a full range of genres, from photography to architectural models.
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Doctors, nurses and health workers are captured at work and in brief moments of rest: tired, worn down, worried, heroic.
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The project began in the summer when the Triumf Gallery opened a group show about the pandemic called "State of Emergency" on June 19 and the Museum of Moscow began collecting artifacts from Muscovites on July 13.
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The year when masks were transformed from a utilitarian necessity to a fashion accessory.
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Hazmat suits, masks, gloves; work tables and self-isolating means of transportation instantly evoke memories of the year almost gone by.
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A courier atop the metro system - one artist's memorial to this year.
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Images of 2020: life in a fishbowl and a park swing set taped to prevent use (sometimes torn off as soon as the workers left the park).
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