silence in between
witnessing an event (2)
an event that should never have happened
witnessing an event
ruins.sense of place
ruins. industrial archaeology
coexistence
coexistence (2)
forest
landscape
anatomy of interaction
untitled
2026
In Silence in Between, Nataliya Zuban reflects on how time is experienced during the war, when it can feel stretched, suspended, or as if it has stopped moving.
The work includes several simple, primitive clock-like mechanisms. A clock hand keeps moving, but it cannot move forward. Instead, it repeatedly hits a ceramic object, resembling a stone or a fragment of destroyed architecture, and comes to a stop.
These simple mechanical movements aim to create a sense of suspended time — a state in which time is felt intensely, but progress is constantly delayed. The works reflect the experience of time during conflict: measured, anticipated, and repeatedly deferred. Movement continues, but resolution remains out of reach.
Fired clay, 11 clock-like kinetic objectsr, and other mixed media, room-sized installation
Condition of Suspended Present curated by Zasha Colah, Ar/Ge Kunst, Bolzano, Italy
photos Tiberio Sorvillo