The artwork features a simple line drawing of a human profile against a beige background. The composition is minimalist, with the focus solely on the subject's head and shoulders. The style is reminiscent of a sketch or an unfinished work, showcasing the artist's expressive linework. The subject's expression appears contemplative, suggesting an introspective or pensive mood. While the identity of the individual is not revealed, the artwork invites the viewer to reflect on the human experience and the essence of the portrayed figure. ...
Rather than simply dividing or reorganising existing gallery spaces, Tolia Astakhishvili's installations spill across newly defined thresholds of space. The artist's installations combine decay and destruction with a sense of inexorable replication and endless reconfiguration of space. Building elements in her work become signifiers of both what they are and what they undo, of their assembly and disassembly. In this way, Astakhishvili's work appropriates, extends and incorporates given spaces. The audience is also subsumed in Astakhishvili's work, becoming another element framed by the proliferating and unreasonable architecture. ...
