HSE ART GALLERY in partnership with the artz.work platform continues the cycle of group exhibition projects fr om the "Big Themes" series, rethinking fundamental ideas and offering new readings of timeless concepts. This time the theme of the exhibition is flowers - their images, symbolism and meanings. The curators are interested in how in the works of contemporary artists flora is endowed with poetic qualities and becomes a way to talk about current issues and problems.

One of the conceptual lines of the exhibition is the metaphorical convergence of the phenomena of herbarium and collecting: both begin with the act of choice and preserve what might have been forgotten. As part of the exhibition program of the Biennale of Private Collections, the project invites us to reflect on fijital collecting, a new format that combines the digital and physical worlds. This format is presented on the artz.work platform, wh ere any artist can create digital reproductions of their physical works and vice versa - turn a digital work into a material object, and any viewer can become a collector.

The exhibition will also feature a special project of the platform called "Floral Horoscope", ironically reflecting the increased interest in esoteric and fortune-telling practices today. It is a series of 366 images of various flowers, each of which corresponds to a day of the year and is accompanied by a description of their symbolism and character traits of the person born on that day.

Participants
Students and graduates of the School of Design of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, as well as invited authors.

Dariella
Ira Afanasieva
Marya Dmitrieva
Alexandra Zamurueva
Ekaterina Ivanitskaya
Alina Kerimova
Anastasia Kovaleva
Alexandra Lurie
Maria Panina
Masha Rogova
Anna Stavinozhenko
Inga Tatarshao
Galya Fadeeva
Olga Filina
Polina Filippova

Organizers

HSE ART GALLERY is a contemporary art gallery based at the School of Design of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, founded in 2018 as a platform for the support and development of young art. Each new exhibition makes a significant contribution to the promotion of artists, making them more visible to both viewers and the professional community. HSE ART GALLERY regularly opens new exhibitions in two branches, is a member of the "Association of Galleries", participates in contemporary art fairs and creates joint projects with cultural institutions and businesses.

The School of Design of the National Research University Higher School of Economics is a division of one of the leading Russian universities, the Higher School of Economics, which is included in the list of the 100 best young universities in the world, as well as in the top 150 world universities of Art & Design according to the prestigious international rating QS-2024. The School of Design at the Higher School of Economics offers undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, postgraduate, additional education programs, as well as children's courses in more than 20 educational areas - both face-to-face and online. Our graduates are winners of international awards, employees of successful companies, high-class professionals in the fields of design, fashion, contemporary art, photography, theater, programming, game design, media, advertising, film, animation, sound-art and visual effects. 


ART Vyshka is an art institution that combines educational, scientific and project activities on the basis of the School of Design of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. Its main tasks include active participation in the cultural process, influencing the contemporary art agenda and studying trends in the field of art.