Gravity by Gregory Orekhov visualizes world’s uncertainty
In Gregory Orekhov’s site-specific land art installation, Gravity, the landscape becomes a space in which the condition of the world becomes visible. The red sphere, originally associated with the ritual of celebration and the expectation of magic, is stripped of its function and returned to the landscape as a heavy, vulnerable form without foundation. Suspended by a hemp rope from a bare century-old tree, the object exists between ground and space; neither in fall nor at rest, but in a prolonged state of uncertainty. This is not balance, but resistance to the force of gravity. The video shifts the object from linear movement into oscillation, where no trajectory alters the initial condition.
all images by Nikita Subbotin – Studiolandon
Gravity installation records a state of ongoing instability
Dragging across the ground gives way to swinging in space, yet none of these forms becomes an exit. The human figure and the object remain bound by a shared dependence on gravity, holding them together. The red color of the sphere does not function as a decorative accent. It becomes a dense visual mass in which traces of violence, loss, and historical memory converge. The color ceases to signify celebration and begins to operate as a symptom of a time in which the tragic becomes part of the everyday background. For artist Gregory Orekhov, nature in this project does not act as a space of harmony. The tree neither saves nor supports; it merely allows the object to exist, becoming a silent witness to what unfolds. This work records a condition of the world that continues to exist without foundation and without outcome.
a red sphere is suspended from a century-old tree in a forested landscape
the installation places the object between ground and space
the sphere exists in a state of prolonged suspension
gravity defines the relationship between body, object, and site
the landscape functions as an active setting rather than a backdrop
the human figure and the sphere share a dependence on gravity
movement shifts from dragging across the ground to swinging in space
the red surface appears as a dense visual mass
the landscape bears witness to a suspended state without foundation
the object remains neither falling nor at rest
project info:
name: Gravity
artist: Gregory Orekhov | @gregory.orekhov
photographer, videographer: Nikita Subbotin – Studiolandon | @studiolandon
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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom
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