ISYCHIA. THE PHANTOM ISLAND
Axente Sever Street, 14A; Cluj-Napoca
15 Jun 2024 – 31 Jul 2024
”In the end, Isychia remains a continuous search – an ongoing journey to an unknown destination. In the process of piecing the series together, Codruța Cernea shifts through profoundly personal life inquiries – from the ambivalence related to the supreme biological impulse of "femininity actualization" (motherhood), to the prefiguration of a spiritual connection felt equally on an interpersonal level and in relation to a rapidly changing environment. Drawing from diverse research and inspiration sources: images of the Cosmos, botanical elements, vegetal and anatomical structures, while keeping in touch with futuristic aspects of recent scientific innovations – interstellar travel, genetic engineering, cloning, artificial organ harvesting – Isychia becomes an expression of silent reconciliation with a reality whose potential future hostility is neutralized through a serene sense of hope.” – excerpt from text by Tea Vindt
Photo: YAP Studio / Mădălin Mărgăritescu
