The Triangle Gallery presents Katerina Kovaleva's new solo exhibition "Mass of Rest". The exhibition will feature objects made of stone (marble, granite), bronze, metal, parachute silk, as well as graphic sheets fr om the Basis series (1990s) and the new Mass of Rest series. This is the artist's second exhibition at the gallery. 

Rest mass is the mass of an object in its own reference frame, its internal energy. In physics and philosophy, rest mass serves as a powerful image of the contrast between the immutable, fundamental state of an object and its dynamic manifestation in motion. The project's idea is based on the juxtaposition of rest and motion, lightness and heaviness, softness and rigidity, and the external and the internal. This is achieved primarily through the contrast or "resistance" of materials, such as marble and parachute silk, as well as through the illusion of weight perception based on past experiences.

Stability versus chaos. In a metaphorical sense, rest mass is contrasted with external noise. If speed and energy are external circumstances, then rest mass is the basic core of the self or essence that remains unchanged by any accelerations of life. Without rest mass, an object would have no self, dissolving into pure energy or emptiness. Thus, the term is used as a symbol of inner stability that remains even when the world around us demands maximum speed and change.

There is always a craving for balance and equilibrium. Our minds tend to compare and weigh events and things, phenomena and objects. To understand weight, it is necessary to start from light, almost weightless, like the wing of a dragonfly or a moth. In considering the eternity of a stone and the lost wing of a dragonfly, the fleeting nature of its flight, a fundamental understanding of balance is hidden. White marble, as an eternal reference material, emphasizes the desire for a "balance of white," wh ere the energy of white light is concentrated, echoed by the white of the parachute. The stone is a witness to eternity, absorbing the light of millions of years, connecting the past with the present and the future. The paradox of stone's nature lies in its ability to set things in motion while remaining a symbol of stillness. Time within the stone freezes, serving not only as a metaphor for eternity but also as a means of capturing it. Stone is a memory that has been recorded and brought outside, as the foundation of our perishable world.