Alexey Vanushkin. Splay Anthem

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Alexey Vanushkin’s installation „Splay Anthem“ at Galerie Thomas Schulte challenges viewers to question their visual perception and habit of processing visual information. The multimedia installation comprises the artist’s work "Funerary Flowers (Children around the courtyard would warn each other: “Don’t step on the flowers after the funeral or you and your relatives are gonna die.)" consisting of hundreds of red carnations spread across the floor of the gallery’s Corner Space and the video "W.". Vanushkin’s video assembles elements from film and advertising, which enhance each other to parodistic effect thus enabling the viewer to take a critical stance.