Memory Phantom. Echo of an Old Concert
Memory Phantom. Echo of an Old Concert
Memory Phantom. Echo of an Old Concert
The history of creation
The history of creation
The work explores the nature of memory, in which the past does not disappear but continues to exist as fragments — sounds, images, faces, musical notes, and emotional states.
Here, music becomes a metaphor for memory: we cannot hear the past again, yet sometimes a single image or sound is enough for it to return unexpectedly, almost physically, with a sense of déjà vu.
“Phantom of Memory” is not a recollection of a specific concert, but an illusion of returning to a place where, for a fleeting moment, the past becomes present again.
The work explores the nature of memory, in which the past does not disappear but continues to exist as fragments — sounds, images, faces, musical notes, and emotional states.
Here, music becomes a metaphor for memory: we cannot hear the past again, yet sometimes a single image or sound is enough for it to return unexpectedly, almost physically, with a sense of déjà vu.
“Phantom of Memory” is not a recollection of a specific concert, but an illusion of returning to a place where, for a fleeting moment, the past becomes present again.
Sizes
65 × 50 cm
Sizes
65 × 50 cm
Category
The original printed image was significantly reworked and hand-painted by the artist, transforming the base into a new, unique work of art.
Category
The original printed image was significantly reworked and hand-painted by the artist, transforming the base into a new, unique work of art.
Year of creation
2026
Year of creation
2026
Material used
Canvas, acrylic, mixed media, original 19th-century sheet music, original poster of a concert at Boston Hall (1870), reproduction of a Wagner concert poster.
Material used
Canvas, acrylic, mixed media, original 19th-century sheet music, original poster of a concert at Boston Hall (1870), reproduction of a Wagner concert poster.
