Pigeons, 2024
Murano glass. Dimensions variable
Installation view from: You can count on me, Galerie Molitor, Berlin, DE
Photo: Anna Jermolaewa
Photo: Anna Jermolaewa
Installation view from: You can count on me, Galerie Molitor, Berlin, DE
Photo: Anna Jermolaewa
Photo: Anna Jermolaewa
Installation view from: You can count on me, Galerie Molitor, Berlin, DE
Photo: Choreo
Photo: Choreo
Installation view from: Assemblé, Phileas, Vienna, Austria
Photo: Choreo
Photo: Choreo
Just like their makers were once forbidden, by penalty of death, to leave the Island of Murano (in order to protect trade secrets) — enjoying many privileges but still imprisoned — Jermolaewa’s Pigeons sit trapped inside, looking out the window at the daily struggle for survival.