A DAY FULL OF HOPE

2018, Video, 9’20’’
Video: Tanya Akhmetgalieva
Sound: Viktor Mazin
Video made within the residence at the International Center of Arts Cité des Arts (Paris) with the support of Institut Fançais de Russie (St. Petersburg)

In Akhmetgalieva’s video work A Day Full of Hope, the monotonous whirling of the carousel is rhythmically divided into montage phrases that create an immersive effect. Although the carousel is characterized by centrifugal movement (who did not want to fly away on a wooden horse or a tin rocket outside the circle), the artist twists this logic. Introverted, and aimed at inner experiences, the video draws the viewer into its currents and makes him a participant in the “mechanical ballet”.