Luna Nera made a series of site-responsive installations in the historical naval base of Kronstadt.
Artists: Gillian McIver, Julian Ronnefeldt, Hilary Powell; Eugene Strelkov and Mikail Pogarsky of Dirizhable. Curated by Oleg Yanushevsky and the Centre for Contemporary Art St Petersburg.
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Kronstadt was founded by Peter the Great soon after the city of St Petersburg, on Kotlin island. The naval base protected St Petersburg from attack by foreign navies throughout the city's history. Kronstadt's sailors were very strong and progressive, and played major roles in the revolutions of 1905 and 1917. In 1921 they revolted once again against what they saw as the betrayal of the revolution by the Bolshevik regime. Kronstadt maintains a naval base but also many canals, storehouses,
palaces and docks dating from the 17th to the 19th century which
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The site-responsive installations by Luna Nera incorporated ephemeral and found objects, locally sourced. The works were exhibited in two canalside buildings: the Residenz (former offical's house) and a former naval storehouse. |
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