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120x100 cm., canvas, acrylic, 2021
Inventory Number is a painting - an echo of a bygone world, a symbol of the lost. This painting was deliberately sacrificed to the fire, becoming a meditation on the ghosts of the past to which we assign names and numbers. The inventory number marked on the painting carries a hidden meaning. Perhaps someone will manage to unravel its secret, but I prefer to leave this enigma unanswered.
Under heaven
"The Heritage"
A white and gleaming painting that mimics a porcelain surface. It captures the gaze with its unusual central feature—a human navel. This element symbolizes a profound reflection on the purity and intimacy of human nature.
canvas, acrylic. 90×70 cm. 2020
Humanity fully believes in plastic. The work "Plastictheism" is devoted to the stupidity of people whose reckless use of disposable plastics has led to a global crisis with plastic garbage. With this work, I want to draw people’s attention to the global environmental problem of plastic consumption and recycling as well as to encourage everyone to take responsibility and stop using disposable plastics: utensils, bags, and bottles.
The pursuit of the possession of fashion brands for most of society in the world has become the highest goal of activity, aspirations, have become a moral ideal. This choice determines our culture today.
Прырода шчодрая, яна дорыць нам жыццё, напаўняе душу, натхняе сваёй складанасцю і прыгажосцю.
Карыстаючыся яе дарункамі, мы ствараем свой "раскошны" свет. Мы знішчаем жывёл, цэлыя папуляцыі і віды; мы ўжываем хімічныя рэчывы ў сельскай гаспадарцы, атрутваючы зямлю, якая корміць нас; мы забруджваем воды; мы здабываем карысныя выкапні ў неабмежаванай колькасці; мы адпраўляем прамысловыя адходы проста ў паветра, якім дыхаем. Мы чарпаем і чарпаем нетры зямлі, мы толькі бярэм, нічога не аддаючы наўзамен.
Прыйшоў час браць адказнасць за кожны ўчынак, прыйшоў час стрымаць наш апетыт, прыйшоў час аддаць належнае, час навучыцца ствараць свой свет не знішчаючы. Неабходна сабраць у адно ўсе розумы і пачуцці для пабудовы гарманічных адносінаў з прыродай.
Architectural monuments are the cultural heritage of cities, and currently, they are being overshadowed by the ideals of mass culture. The issue of their preservation is relevant today.
Cultural heritage is one of the main ways in which culture exists, and preserving it is tantamount to preserving culture as a whole. Culture is memory, therefore it is always connected with history.
In my work, I transformed an old piece of foundation masonry into gold and set it in an elegant Baroque frame. Through these artistic means, I want to highlight the true value of the "old".
РЫМ ЭПОХІ ЗАНЯПАДУ
Стан разбурэння, развалу, распаду, што перажывае якая-небудзь галіна культуры, грамадзкага жыцця.
MY ARTIST STATEMENT
Transmuting Darkness into Triumph Through Art
My paintings become narratives with wings and bandages, where bandages turn into canvases and the body of the painting is perceived as a living entity, adorned with wounds and scars depicted with realistic truthfulness. "Cemra" is a Belarusian word that means "darkness". Utilizing plaster bandages and epoxy resin, I create texture and employ the painterly qualities of oil paint to complete the work.
Blood, as the material evidence of a wound, is always visible, while healing is a process, but is it ever possible? Could the wounded subject avoid the trauma? In my context, this refers to individuals forced to leave their homes and endure separation.
The post-traumatic universe in my paintings is dedicated to those who survive: the traces on the canvas are not the conclusion; they signify a new beginning born from separation.
These works are primarily about the wounded and displaced identities. A wound does not end the subject's life; rather, it keeps the subject vitally alive and potentially more self-aware than before.
What is my stance, Darya’s position? My artistic persona, reminiscent of a nurse, symbolizes attention, care, and potential healing. It is an image that stands alongside those seeking solace and healing through art—a mediator between the wounds, the wounded, and the observers.
The paintings offer a space of "non-enjoyment," a realm of sincere expression without dominance, where the wounds of the viewer are recognized. Acknowledging these traces of unsymbolized, unbearable trauma guides the subjects; they are wounded but alive, much like Belarus itself.
I believe that through our creativity and self-expression, we can inspire change and honor the victims of injustice.
ABOUT ME
Darya Siamchuk, 33 years old, born in Grodno, Belarus.
Why "Cemra"? This Belarusian word translates as "darkness". In my conceptual art, I explore the dark and painful aspects of human nature. My aim is to confront the critical issues of our time and to discover a vivid, emotional mode of expression.
Solo exhibitions
2023 – LAZARET, Beseder Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2023 – LAZARET, Museum of Free Belarus, Warsaw, Poland
2021 – AESTHETIC PAIN, A&V Art Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
2020 – CEMRA, Art-Belarus Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
Group exhibitions
2023 – Where am I. Exhibition of contemporary Belarusian art, Montenegro European Art Community Gallery, Budva, Montenegro
2023 – Who Owns the Land: Art as agent of expression conflict, statelessness, diaspora, coloniality, THE PINNA Gallery, exhibition online, London, England
2021 – The Autumn Salon, National gallery Palace of Arts, Minsk, Belarus
2020 – Art-Minsk the international art festival, National gallery Palace of Arts, Minsk, Belarus
2019 – The Autumn Salon, National gallery Palace of Arts, Minsk, Belarus
2019 – Triennial of Young Artists, National gallery Palace of Arts, Minsk, Belarus