We are pleased to feature current exhibition at Carwan Gallery Athens, a solo show by the designer Marcin Rusak, “Encoded Symbols: Protoplasting Nature”.
The Carwan Gallery is representing a series of botanical lighting objects, made of natural leaves glazed with Zinc, fixed on a base of metallic branches.
The installation of Marcin Rusak new lighting series at the gallery are truly captivating and the pictures of the exhibition we have selected for you will help you understand the scale and materiality of this project - a unique experience. Marcin Rusak (born in 1987, Warsaw, Poland) is an artist and multidisciplinary designer interested in ideas of value, ephemerality and aesthetics. Specializing in storytelling, process and material investigation his work often incorporates research, object and installation as well as visual creations to explore overlooked details of our lives which recreated and re imagined are shown again in a different light. As the son and grandson of flower growers he has long been fascinated by these natural sources of inspiration and decoration. Engaging them in his creative process began by reusing waste to investigate new decorative elements within everyday objects and led to a rich body of work ranging from research and storytelling to cultural criticism around consumption and future scenarios
Carwan Gallery is a leading international contemporary design gallery with a focus on promoting and producing cutting-edge collectible design from the Near East region and beyond.
Under the direction of Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte and Quentin Moyse, both architects and creative entrepreneurs, the gallery develops exceptional cross-cultural collaborations that call attention to the region's most compelling contemporary material culture. Carwan employs a comprehensive design approach via the plurality of its collaborations between architects, artists and designers, prompting a vital and rich exchange of ideas, influences, concepts and know-how.
Founded in Beirut Lebanon in 2011 by Pascale Wakim and Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte, Carwan places an emphasis on developing strong collaborations with cultural organisations, institutions, specialised press, collectors and patrons. The gallery has been invited to showcase its exhibitions at the most important art and design fairs in Dubai, Basel, London, New York and Miami, and has curated design exhibitions at numerous museums and art centers. Thanks to its highly successful and critically acclaimed work, Carwan is considered a key player amongst the most important contemporary design galleries in the world.
After nearly a decade of activities in Beirut, Lebanon and its participation in more than 50 international exhibitions, the gallery has relocated in Athens, Greece in September 2020 in the area of the port of Piraeus.
Enjoy the feature and stay tuned for our LIVE Instagram guided exhibition tour with the Gallery’s Director Quentin Moyse. Date to be announced February 15th on our Instagram @RosemontArtAdvisory
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Credit Pictures Giorgos Sfakianakis