Garden of Forking Paths brought together - at Sector 1 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania - 13 emerging artists belonging to a newer generation, working across different regions in Romania, and the Republic of Moldova. 

In their practices, intimacy, memory, spatiality, social critique and humour play an important role. Engaging in different explorations and instances of emotion translated through various mediums, these artists involve affect in their universe of creation.  

Drawing its title from the short story “The Garden of Forking Paths” by Jorge Luis Borges, the exhibition proposes to explore the many-worlds in their body of work tapping into a miscellaneous network of approaches and references ranging from popular culture to medieval history, AI or the subconscious. In each of their “gardens”, a particular story is told, from a different perspective, mapping trajectories of inquiry into conventionality and contesting the particular way in which systems of perception come to being.

Curated by:
Cristina Buta (@crissbuta) & Norbert Filep (@norbertfilep)

Artists:
Vlad Albu, Alexandra Boaru, Maria Brinet, Celina Cordos, Matei Emanuel, Dimitrie Luca Gora, Maria Gutu, Darius Iova, Andrei Ispas, Andrei Nutu, Raluca Pavelescu, Mihail Sarpe, Ana Maria Szollosi