Artist Alena Bezushko is presenting a sculptural installation incorporating elements in ceramic, clay, burnt wood and metal.
This deeply personal exhibition reflects on the real-life journeys that many Ukrainians and other refugees are going through. The works presented at the exhibition explore themes of identity, isolation, stagnation, uncertainty and loss. The installation consists of multiple, distinct objects, representing different psychological stages and archetypes of the Odyssey poem, which are reinterpreted as stages of the artist’s own life, and of the lives of people who have been displaced and are trying to rebuild their sense of home.
In the artist’s words: “This is the story of a soul that has been weathered but remains standing. My “Odyssey” is a study of the human spirit’s resilience. The project is for anyone who has ever been lost at sea, felt their identity dissolve into the void, and had to fight their way back to their own “Ithaca”. It is a search for internal wholeness, the journey to the Self.”
Alena Bezushko is a visual artist working with sculpture and ceramic, currently living in North Lanarkshire. Alena started her career as an architect, graduating from Lviv Polytechnic University in Ukraine in 2001, and is now completing an Art and Design BA at Forth Valley College.
Alena’s sculptures represent her emotions in sculptural metaphors. Her current works explore themes of identity and traumas, inner tension and psychological shifts on the journey of a new chapter of her life, trying to find her own place in a new country.
No booking required.
Exhibition opening: Tues 16 June, 5-7pm
Photo credit: Alena Bezushko
Commissioned by Scottish Refugee Council. Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
