Winterreise
Science
Аrchitecture
2026, GES-2 House of Culture
Curators: Yaroslav Aleshin, Anastasia Proshutinskaya, Artem Timonov
Concept and research for the Winterreise section: Sergei Fofanov
Educational platform: Yulia Apanasenko, Stepan Ovchinnikov
Architecture: Sasha Kim
Artists: Daria Arbuzova, John Augustus Atkinson, Vladimir Baranov-Rossiné, Abraham Beerstraaten, Karl Joachim Beggrow, Hans Bol, Vladimir Borovikovsky, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Andrei Cherkasov, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Giovanni Antonio Cybei, William Elmes, Slava Fedorov, Artem Ignatiev, Severin Infante, Rockwell Kent, Konstantin Korovin, Korsi, Boris Kustodiev, Aleksei Medvedev, Anton Raphael Mengs, Alexander Moskvitin, Yuri Palmin, Alexandra Paperno, Olya Pegova, Ivan Prokofiev, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Nicholas Roerich, Peeter Sneyers, Frits Thaulow, Nurlan Tortbayev, Boris Vorobyev, Elena Yuferova, Firs Zhuravlev
Producers: Varvara Arkhipova, Stacy Dementyeva, Veronica Luchnikova
Technical team: Andrei Belov, Artem Kanifatov, Pavel Luzhin, Mikhail Sarkisyants
Light: Ksenia Kosaya
Graphic design: Vasily Kondrashov
Photographer: Daniel Annenkov
Сommissioned and produced by GES-2 House of Culture
Curators: Yaroslav Aleshin, Anastasia Proshutinskaya, Artem Timonov
Concept and research for the Winterreise section: Sergei Fofanov
Educational platform: Yulia Apanasenko, Stepan Ovchinnikov
Architecture: Sasha Kim
Artists: Daria Arbuzova, John Augustus Atkinson, Vladimir Baranov-Rossiné, Abraham Beerstraaten, Karl Joachim Beggrow, Hans Bol, Vladimir Borovikovsky, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Andrei Cherkasov, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Giovanni Antonio Cybei, William Elmes, Slava Fedorov, Artem Ignatiev, Severin Infante, Rockwell Kent, Konstantin Korovin, Korsi, Boris Kustodiev, Aleksei Medvedev, Anton Raphael Mengs, Alexander Moskvitin, Yuri Palmin, Alexandra Paperno, Olya Pegova, Ivan Prokofiev, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Nicholas Roerich, Peeter Sneyers, Frits Thaulow, Nurlan Tortbayev, Boris Vorobyev, Elena Yuferova, Firs Zhuravlev
Producers: Varvara Arkhipova, Stacy Dementyeva, Veronica Luchnikova
Technical team: Andrei Belov, Artem Kanifatov, Pavel Luzhin, Mikhail Sarkisyants
Light: Ksenia Kosaya
Graphic design: Vasily Kondrashov
Photographer: Daniel Annenkov
Сommissioned and produced by GES-2 House of Culture
The Eternity Formulae consists of three independent parts, each interpreting the concept of “cold” in its own way. The first is dedicated to the history of a monumental industrial refrigerator built in Moscow to a design by Ivan Zholtovsky. The section Winterreise reflects on the north, frost, and winter as seen in classical paintings from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Finally, Relic Radiation tells the story of an almost imperceptible phenomenon that reveals much about the origins of galaxies and stars.
The exhibition design translates these conceptual sections into physical space, granting each its own character and narrative—yet all remain bound by the metaphor of cold, expressed through a subtle palette, “cold” materials, and structural forms defined by clean lines and volume. Winterreise, compositionally more static, is situated between the dynamic Science and Architecture sections, while the latter two are unified by shared materials and design solutions. This configuration offers the viewer a moment of pause while weaving visual connections that unite the three themes.
The experience of wandering through the halls is equally essential—transitions are sequenced to preserve the narrative logic, yet each section invites free exploration.
The exhibition design translates these conceptual sections into physical space, granting each its own character and narrative—yet all remain bound by the metaphor of cold, expressed through a subtle palette, “cold” materials, and structural forms defined by clean lines and volume. Winterreise, compositionally more static, is situated between the dynamic Science and Architecture sections, while the latter two are unified by shared materials and design solutions. This configuration offers the viewer a moment of pause while weaving visual connections that unite the three themes.
The experience of wandering through the halls is equally essential—transitions are sequenced to preserve the narrative logic, yet each section invites free exploration.
