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We are pleased to announce the first gallery solo exhibition of Plovdiv-based artist Martina Vacheva (b. 1988) in Germany.
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Martina Vacheva’s new paintings at her solo exhibition The March of Decadence pose many questions. Her work views ancient pagan rituals’ relevance in contemporary life. She questions how much of their meaning is retained and how much of it is lost in translation. What symbols used in those rituals retain their meaning and what symbols are perceived on their face value? She examines how rituals serve our need for belonging to a community and foster our humanity while the ancient wisdom of rituals has turned into a meaningless spectacle, which serves our lowest standard for cheap entertainment or Instagrammable debauchery. Many of those rituals around the world originated in a deep exploration of the relationships between humans and nature, yet, in our contemporary times, they have become commercial tools for amassing wealth or appropriated to serve current…
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We are pleased to announce the first gallery solo exhibition of Plovdiv-based artist Martina Vacheva (b. 1988) in Germany.
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Martina Vacheva’s new paintings at her solo exhibition The March of Decadence pose many questions. Her work views ancient pagan rituals’ relevance in contemporary life. She questions how much of their meaning is retained and how much of it is lost in translation. What symbols used in those rituals retain their meaning and what symbols are perceived on their face value? She examines how rituals serve our need for belonging to a community and foster our humanity while the ancient wisdom of rituals has turned into a meaningless spectacle, which serves our lowest standard for cheap entertainment or Instagrammable debauchery. Many of those rituals around the world originated in a deep exploration of the relationships between humans and nature, yet, in our contemporary times, they have become commercial tools for amassing wealth or appropriated to serve current…
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