1.11.-23.12.

OLEG YUSHKO, Belarus

Social reality around us is full of ridiculous, irrational and even absurd elements,
which we usually do not even notice, getting stuck into routine of everyday life.
In fact, it doesn`t really matter, in which exactly society we live

In my home country Belarus with its notorious president Luckashenko and its odious political system,
in the Western democratic welfare states, or in the developing countries of the so called Third World
everywhere we can find these nonsense social phenomena, rituals and rules,
from the mechanisms of functioning of the bureaucratic system to the methods of constructing
media-events or consumption trends and fashions.

However, these absurd and ridiculous moments can be perfectly exposed
and realised with the help of artworks. And this is precisely what I am attempting to do in my works
to reveal some of these absurd phenomena and to offer their critical, but at the
same moment humorous artistic reflection through a slight shifting of a common perception
of our everyday life experiences and events.

In order to reach this effect, I try to ironically apply some historical, art-historical,
scientific, cultural or technological allusions and metaphors to these phenomena.

Oleg Yushko's "How can I spend three hours in Turku?" light installation/
motorized spiritual table will be exhibited at the SUMU space from 4th till 13th December.