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Arseny Zhilyaev's "Return" and the self-imploding patriarchy

Arseny Zhilyaev's "Return" and the self-imploding patriarchy

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[01.18]Art-guide

In the exhibition unfolding on the gallery’s second floor, the artist offers not so much a narrative as a rhythm — a structure that resists literal interpretation. The space is arranged minimally: light, shadows, and laconic objects, each seeming to refer to something already forgotten.

The works hover between the corporeal and the abstract. The sculptural forms appear to result from a restrained impulse, a nearly suppressed movement. The installations don’t impose a clear point of entry; instead, they provoke delay — an attempt to “read” the silence left between the elements.

The central room is almost empty. It contains a single object — more of a trace than a gesture. It becomes a kind of pause, an inner turning point for the entire exhibition. It’s a moment when the viewer is left alone, facing the question: what am I seeing here — form or its disappearance?

The project leaves a sense of unresolved tension — and perhaps that’s its strength. It doesn’t conclude a thought but opens up a possibility. In an age of excessive statements, it is precisely such restrained forms that feel truly radical.