ARTIM: ERKIN ALAKBARLI AD INFINITUM SOLO EXHIBITION

YARAT Contemporary Art Space is proud to present the solo exhibition AD INFINITUM by Erkin Alakbarli at ARTIM Project Space.

AD INFINITUM (from Latin “to infinity” or “forevermore”) is a solo exhibition by Erkin Alakbarli. The exhibition is a result of the artist’s inwardly emotional and spiritual journey. A solo exhibition is similar to a personal confession and is full of interconnected narratives, complex feelings, inmost experiences, and close observations, as the artist intends to refer to a reoccurring inner battle in the "minefield" of life. These artistic observations of various fragments of human fates resulted in the creation of a series of paintings in which the artist expresses his contemplations and pursuits on the Janus-faced topics of life and death, remorse and guilt, memory and nostalgia, fate, vulnerability, unrealized and tense feelings, expectations, suspicions, and many other topics.  The solo exhibition is influenced by the famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s poems, which set the tone for the whole atmosphere and the rather poetical approach of the artist.

The artist's paintings, which are inspired by intense melancholia and an indefatigable desire for the knowledge of being and love are complemented with site-specific installations commissioned by YARAT, as well as a video installation that is a new experiment for the artist. Despite the premises of a fatal vision and melancholia, the works do not offer the impression of hopelessness, but rather a reflection to all the elemental feelings that must be re-experienced once again, so that they begin to live a new life. Continuing the "sea" motif often found in Neruda's poetry, the artist praises the highest form of spiritual activity—love.

Erkin Alakbarli (b. 1992, Baku) graduated from the Painting faculty of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts in 2014 with a bachelor's degree and in 2016 with a master's degree. The young artist works in the field of painting, graphics, installation. He has participated in the various group exhibitions such as “The City of the Sun” (ARTIM Project Space, 2021); “Fogs turned into epic story in my head” (YARAT Centre, 2020); “Neither War, Nor Peace” (ARTIM Project Space, 2017), etc. He is a member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan since 2017.

Opening: April 28, 2022

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: ARTIM Project Space

*COVİD passport is required at the entrance