December 18 – 29, 2012
Video and Audio Installations
Borey Art Center
St. Petersburg, Liteyny Prospekt 58
Vernissage on December 18 at 18:00
Anna Frants is a multimedia artist living in New York. She was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where in 1989 she graduated from the Mukhina Academy of Arts, receiving a solid classical education. She then expanded her circle of interests by mastering new areas such as computer imaging and animation..Her achievements reflect the broad spectrum of the artist’s interests. Anna has already received several top awards for the best three-dimensional computer animation at prestigious computer graphics competitions, such as the AutoDesk Planet Studio Award. She has participated in and curated numerous art exhibitions in the USA and Russia, taught media disciplines and animation for several years, and has published articles on art. Her works can be found in the Museum of Art and Design in New York and in private collections.
“Storm in a Teacup”
Cyland Media Lab
2012
Video, teacup with saucer scaled to 1/3, sound
An individual’s problems close off the rest of the world to them. At the same time, they do not concern those around, nor do they affect the flow of life around him… the tragedy of one is indifferent to millions… every artist lives through his or her life, emotions, attitude to the world and society (reflects on themselves) in their art.
A storm in a teacup – born from the artist’s inspiration – the storm of creativity never ends… dies along with him.
“Sock Snatcher”
Cyland Media Lab
2012
Light Installation
Socks, lamps with silicone coating, programming
In memory of departed pets.
We see a multitude of colorful socks, each glowing in the dark in turn. A bright light flashes first one, then another, failing to find its pair… maybe it’s being gnawed under the sofa…
Visitors are invited to bring photographs of departed pets for the memorial wall.
“Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”
Cyland Media Lab
2012
Video Installation
Shadows from glass vessels shimmer in the rays of backlight. Only the play of light remains, reminding us of them… just as the memory of many generations preserves words, habits, and stories linked by our ancestors, long gone from our lives, but not from memory.
“Longing of the Spirit”
Cyland Media Lab
2012
Video
It’s unclear what is desired… whether it’s a pork cartilage, or a revolution… love or solitude… compassion or to blow up the world… Isn’t this state of spirit familiar to everyone…?