“Converter”

Curatorial project, 2026The group exhibition “Converter”: the outcome of the Printnonstop printmaking laboratory at Gallery on Peschanaya

The exhibition “Converter” transforms an artist’s exploration of a new medium into an artistic statement, tracing the fine line between intention and outcome. It raises questions about error and imperfection, which shape both creative methods and the artist’s personal experience. The outcome of the Printnonstop printmaking laboratory at Gallery on Peschanaya brings together painters, photographers, designers, architects and writers: artists who had not previously worked with printmaking and who translated their own artistic language into the plane of the printed sheet. The works address the unpredictability of the impression: a state in which familiar control over the material becomes uncertain, and chance becomes a valuable part of the creative process. Printmaking, historically seen as a medium of reproduction and edition-making, emerges here as a space for direct dialogue between artist and material. A sheet coming off the press finds its integrity through errors, imperfections and unexpected discoveries. The exhibition explores both technical and personal experimentation. A fragile balance between the inner and the outer comes to the fore; perfectionism encounters a medium that fundamentally resists control. Several projects make the creative process itself their subject, forming a dynamic archive of artistic exploration unique to each participant. Alongside prints, the exhibition includes objects, ceramics, video and an olfactory installation, extending the idea of the impression as a trace. The rawness of materials and ideas, imprecise lines and layered textures convey the sense of a living, unfinished process. “Converter” is an exhibition about the imperfection inherent in creativity itself: artistic potential emerges precisely where the idea and the outcome diverge.