Mnogotochie is a multimedia art project that explores the relationship between the ruins of past cultural initiatives and the people who encounter these traces. Our key question is: how do projects live after they conclude, and what continuation do they gain in the minds of the people who think about them? The Shiryaev Biennial of Contemporary Art served as the catalyst for reflection and the source of our research principles.Our goal for studying the Shiryaev Biennial is to create a web archive.
Shiryayev Biennale, 2011
The Shiryaev Biennale of Contemporary Art was held from 1990 to 2018 in the village of Shiryaevo, Samara Oblast. Shiryaevo served as a venue for discussing timely themes within the context of «between Europe and Asia.»
At the heart of the biennale was the concept of the nomadic show—an organized procession where visitors encountered works of art.
Shiryayev Biennale, 2009
The biennial’s material is dispersed and varied, so we wanted to create an archive.
We understand the web format as a space for free movement between points—hyperlinks. We are not restoring or conserving the project; instead, we are working with its informational ruins, utilizing everything that remains at each point.
Walkthrough. A white screen confronts the user like the unknown expanse of the steppe to a nomad. By navigating blindly with the mouse and mapping the terrain, one can get a closer look at the surroundings where the Shiryaev Biennale took place. The web walkthrough format is inspired by the concept of a nomadic show, where viewers journey from one work to the next while listening to the artists' narratives.
