Is history ok?, 2023/22, Catalogue, 80 pages, Mondi Maestro 120gr., Size 17,5 x 28cm
Is history ok?
2023/22
Catalogue by ICMA, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Art, Iași and ElectroPutere Gallery, Craiova, Published by Editura Artes, Iași, Romania. Editors: Adrian Bojenoiu, Christian Nae. Texts by Adrian Bojenoiu, Christian Nae and Cristina Moraru. Translation by Daniela Rogobete. Graphic design by ARC Gestaltung, Timo Grimberg. ISBN 978-606-547-511-3
Set against the backdrop of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, this project employs scientific investigation to challenge historical narratives, exploring how microscopic examination recontextualizes monuments—shifting them from symbols of permanence to biological ephemerality. The catalogue, with its collected essays, examines how monuments—often seen as fixed historical representations—reveal suppressed perspectives under scientific scrutiny. Through images, texts, and critical reflections, Is history ok? interrogates the very foundations of monumentalism. By merging artistic intervention with scientific methodologies, the book offers new perspectives on the fragility of historical representation—how it persists, transforms, or vanishes over time.