Tamchy

Installation in the Tainitskaya Tower of the Kazan Kremlin – 2023.

The Tainitskaya Tower was named after the secret (“tainyi” in Russian) passage to the spring from which the defenders of the Kazan Kremlin drew drinking water when the fortress was besieged. The installation by formate uses this fact to symbolize the resilience of the people who survived the harsh conditions. The feeling of calm and harmony was created by luminous kinetic spherical drops (“tamchy” in Tatar), and the meditative soundtrack conveyed the atmosphere of the tower in different seasons, increasing the effect of immersion.