In 2017, Melisa Erdem, a student from The International School of Moscow, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and fought for her life in the intensive care unit. Fortunately, Melisa survived and soon was discharged from the hospital. Living with this horrific condition meant that Melisa would be tied to hospitals for the rest of her life. There was only one permanent solution – a heart transplant.
Although doctors, concerned with Melisa's state of health, first recommended delaying the operation to avoid possible complications, Melisa has recently got an infection, meaning her heart transplant surgery needs to take place as soon as possible.
Born out of hope and a genuine belief in people's kindness, 'Art to Heart' is an artistic cry for help and a glorious tribute to altruism. It's less of an ordinary exhibition or an auction and more of an immersive experience that invites you on a journey of empathy and creativity to the depths of Melisa's heart.
The auction will consist of two parts: Fine Art and Contemporary. You can participate in the auction both online at bidspirit.com and in person at Cube.Moscow at The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow.
Artists:
AM Group, Irina Babkina, Dmitry Berezovsky, Zhanna Bobrakova, Svetlana Bogacheva, Sergei Boyarintsev, Vladimir Vasiliev, Katya Garkushko, Noy Nestorovich Gedenidze, Ekaterina Gerasimenko, Maria Golovkina, Alisa Gorelova, Goodwin, Anya Zhelud, Dmitry Zheravov, Katya Zhingel, Tania Zhingel , Aleksadra Kokacheva, Sergey Kolosov, Nadya Kosinskaya, Anastasia Litvinova, Lena Lipatova, Sergey Lotsmanov, Victoria Malkova, Semyon Motolyanets, Daria Neretina, Alexandra Ominina, Gosha Ostretsov, Vova Perkin, Liza Plaksa, Danila Polyakov, Victor Ponomarenko, Ivan Razumnov, Maria Safronova, Anna Sedova Elephant, Anya Soz, Haim Sokol, Natalia Spechinskaya, Evgenia Sterlyagova, Liza Tokareva, Alexandra Fateeva, Katya Finkelstein, Alexander Florensky, Maria Kholmogorova, Vasya Horst, Nika Chernyaeva, Zhenya Sharvina, Elena Blagos, Brad Din Chapman, Lena Dmitrieff, Exantres, Dmitrieff Hörtnagl, Lisbeth Luft, Alex Sorbonne.
Auction curators:
Olga Lomanova, Fundraiser of the Ural Industrial Biennale
Katya Finkelstein, independent curator, artist
We would like to thank artists, parents of the school and all caring people who offered works from their collections for the auction, as well as those who took an active part in organizing the auction.
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LOT 39:
Daria Neretina; From the Heart Failure Project, 2018; 30x42; Paper, watercolor, ink, liner, tracing paper;
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Daria Neretina; From the Heart Failure Project, 2018; 30x42; Paper, watercolor, ink, liner, tracing paper;
… “I never heard a beat of my favorite music again: my heartbeat
drowned it out. The closeness of this man, who alone in the whole world knew about
the truth to me, was unbearable for me. As if sitting in the dark naked among
these well-dressed people, I waited with horror that the light was about to come on and my
the shame will become apparent. And when, after the first act, the curtain began to draw down, I,
bowing his head, he quickly left the hall - probably the Condor did not have time to see
me in the twilight. But from that moment on I was finally convinced that no fault
cannot be consigned to oblivion as long as the conscience remembers it. "
S. Zweig "Impatience of the Heart"
We can measure the physical parameters of the heart, measure its volume and frequency
contractions, but we do not have access to understanding those hidden feelings that occur
in him. I'm talking about the fact that we cannot understand another person, just as we cannot
to touch this organ physically, without violating the integrity
human or animal body.
Artist, graduate of the Department of Artistic Ceramics, Moscow State University of Art and Design. Stroganov (2012), Institute of Contemporary Art (2014) and School of Contemporary Art "Free Workshops" (2016). Resident of the first season of the Open Studios project of the Winzavod Foundation for the Support of Contemporary Art (2017–2018). Participant of numerous group and personal exhibitions at the Moscow exhibition grounds, including the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, the Stock Greenhouse of the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Fabrika CTI and others. He actively collaborates with Russian galleries. Works are in private collections in Russia and abroad. Lives and works in Moscow.
In 2020, she taught the course "Self-promotion strategies for emerging artists at Free Workshops", and in 2019, a workshop as part of the annual Days of Contemporary Art (DOCA) festival.
