Exhibition “August. Night. Winter” by Serhii Maidukov

On August 13, the opening of the exhibition by Serhii Maidukov, “August. Night. Winter” took place as part of the annual Spilne Art program in the Peremoga space.

The exhibition “August. Night. Winter” is an attempt to go beyond the obvious and formalized perception. It is based on abstract geometry, devoid of direct visual associations with objects of the real world. Serhii Maidukov deliberately eliminates any recognizable rhymes, offering the viewer an autonomous space of perception, free from narrative pressure. These forms do not describe, they sound – like a complex, chaotic, but no less expressive melody of an internal state.

The exhibition is united by several reference points – time coordinates and the author’s internal consent to share these works with the viewer. And although their external form is built on an abstract language, some of the works still have a powerful semantic focus – such as the triptych “August. Night. Winter. ”. This series is an allusion to the Donetsk landscape and at the same time to the Donetsk myth. The waste heap here is not just a form, but a variable projection of the essence.

“In Soviet times, they were in the context of effective work, with the advent of independence, the waste heaps seem to begin to mark poverty and destitution. Later, they acquire the status of an incomprehensible legacy: they are there, but what to do with them. Shouldn’t they be used? How to use them? Get gas? Plant greenery? Use in construction?
By the end of the first decade of the 2000s, the waste heaps become the calling card of the Donetsk region. Since 2014, they have acquired a certain status of resistance to Russian aggression, they have found their way into music, literature, poetry. Since 2022, they have become important heights for which battles are being fought. Today, they are moving into the category of protected phenomena, a kind of Atlantis or something like that,” notes Serhii Maidukov.

The exhibition lasted: August 13 – September 12 in the Peremoga space, at Yaroslaviv Val, 15.

More details about the annual exhibition program can be found on the Instagram pages of the Spilne Art and Peremoga platforms.

The full list of the author’s works can be found at the link