FALSE SUN. THE CATCHER
Research-based multimedia installation
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, 2024
The project—an artistic investigation based on the archive of Soviet philosopher Georgiy Kursanov, who explored questions related to truth—emerges from reflections on fundamental issues concerning the interweaving of human destiny and world history, the nature of power, and the relationship between the past and the present. Within the complexities of this Marxist nomenklatura figure’s biography, Hanna Zubkova uncovered not only his personal story but also key moments in the history of the USSR and Western Europe that are reflected therein.
Hanna Zubkova’s research focused on the chronotope—a spatiotemporal map shaped by the topology of discovered documents, the moment of their creation, and their intersection with European and Soviet myths, as indicated by the archive materials.
The research is expressed through a device comprising seven documents that recount attempts to capture the sunset, as well as a meta-archive of a travel journal, highlighting the nature of each myth and its connection to specific places and artifacts.





