Interrupted and silenced
Artist Nina Sanadze's new exhibition explores how October 7 and its aftermath silenced Jewish voices in the arts community.
With her new exhibition, Collapsed Utopias – Works Interrupted, artist Nina Sanadze is hoping to “evoke a state that is both meditative and deeply immersive”.
The exhibition, inspired by Sanadze’s engagement with the archive of Valentin Toporidze, a monumental sculptor from Soviet Georgia, features 22 sculptures, ranging from small to monumental in scale.
According to Sanadze, even the arrangement of the works has been cleverly designed to encourage a journey of discovery.
“The works are installed across the two downstairs galleries in a carefully considered arrangement that functions both as a cohesive, immersive installation and as a series of distinct individual sculptures,” she told The AJN. “Experiencing this exhibition is, I hope, like a journey of discovery — assembling fragments of memory, emotion, and meaning as you move through the space.”
The sculptures have been abandoned mid-creation, silenced by the violent rupture of October 7, 2023, and what followed – Jewish artists being cast out and feeling betrayed by their artistic communities.
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