Valentyn Odnoviun: Architecture of Evidence
© Valentyn Odnoviun, Horizons.
Architecture of Evidence: Artist Statement
The exhibition Architecture of Evidence is comprised of several bodies of work: Surveillance, Horizons, The Process, Traces of Memory, Concealment , and Imprints.These series present abstract-like photographs linked with historical events in Eastern Europe and were mainly taken in prisons of former oppressive regimes. The locations were used for the incarceration of political and war prisoners, as well as objectionable “unwanted” people for their dissent and ideological activities.
The project shows how images can become evidence of an event and create a paradoxical perception. They call into question the relation between what we see and what we perceive before the act of recognition.
These photographs, as patterns and traces, emphasize the borders of human perception and where the consequences of human action meet reason. Actual photographs are both documentary and subjective, they embody real traces of events, objects and memories, serving as platforms for imagining them in a more interpretative and conceptual form. Historical origins influence us more than most of us realize, they are a part of our surroundings, our logic, and what makes sense when we put them together.
© Valentyn Odnoviun