Title of the Work: ჰაერი / Haeri (“Air”)
Medium: Installation Art, Social Art, Mixed Media
Format: Recycled-object sculpture, interactive installation with audiovisual elements
Materials/Techniques: Vintage electronics, recycled materials, living plants, LED grow lights,
sound sensors (plant biofeedback), headphones
Length: Series of 3 installations (1 main ecosystem piece + 2 exhibited works)
Production Period / Location: 2023, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition Venues: Center of Contemporary Art – Tbilisi (CCA), Fabrika Tbilisi
Description:
In 2022–2023, after completing my full-time Master’s program in Creative Mediation at the Center of
Contemporary Art – Tbilisi (CCA), I was inspired to expand my artistic practice through a series of
installations and socially engaged projects. My focus turned toward sustainability and environmental
awareness—particularly the urgent issue of air pollution in Tbilisi.
Using recyclable and discarded materials—often retrieved from the streets or sourced from forgotten
20th-century objects—I reimagined their form and function, transforming them into artworks with new
meaning for the 21st century. These reconstructed objects formed the foundation for installations
that challenged consumerist waste and breathed symbolic and literal air into the forgotten.
One of the central works in the Haeri project involved two vintage televisions, one of which could be
viewed from both sides. Inside this television, I created a miniature ecosystem: a plant growing in
soil under custom lighting that simulated sunlight. Viewers could observe this artificial solar system,
while headphones transmitted the bioacoustic sounds of plants under stress—revealing the unseen
vibrancy and sensitivity of plant life. The piece emphasized our dependence on ecological balance
and the fragile vitality of urban nature.
In addition to this project, I participated in two different exhibitions, where I presented other
installations and photographic works. These exhibitions showcased a range of my practices,
including recycled material sculpture, conceptual photography, and collaborative pieces created with
fellow artists. Each exhibition provided a new context for exploring the relationships between nature,
objecthood, identity, and social engagement.
Haeri is both a metaphor and a response. It questions what we discard, reclaims space for the
invisible life around us, and draws attention to the air we breathe—unseen, essential, and
increasingly endangered.
