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Buddhist monk, political prisoner, Bachelor of Law, famous artist

It was with him, such a multifaceted, bright, and somewhat contradictory artist, that we were lucky enough to meet during the Christmas holidays.

Htein Lin is a Burmese artist, performer and activist, whose works intertwine protest against the military regime of Myanmar, Buddhism, and the theme of human rights.

Being in prison for participating in the anti-government movement, the artist created more than 1,000 works during his 6.5-year term. Htein Lin worked in the monoprint technique, using fingers, a toothpaste cap, lighters, pieces of glass, etc. as brushes (which were banned in prison). His canvas was a white prison uniform. Monoprint is still one of the artist's favorite techniques.

The installation Thabeik Hmauq consists of 108 begging bowls, put together in the form of Buddhist rosaries. This installation is a symbol of the religious foundations, and divisions of Burmese society.

Soap Blocked is an installation of soap pieces laid out in the shape of Myanmar and symbolizing prison cells with people locked in them. It is literally a monument to the collective helplessness of the Burmese people.

The famous Show of Hands project is in a "constant" process. Htein Lin has been making plaster casts of the hands of political prisoners in Myanmar for several years, talking about human rights violations in his native country.

The paintings created by the artist in custody were transferred for preservation to the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.

On January 13, the "Solo Show" Htein's Reincarceration opened in Singapore.

If any of you, friends, will be in Singapore in the next 2 weeks, be sure to visit the exhibition of this original artist!


Dear, beloved readers! ❄️

Congratulations on the coming year, 2024. And we wish you all, and us too, less bad news, but more beauty and art 🎄

Your Concept2048

*the illustration depicts Christmas Forest in 100 colors by Emmanuelle Moureaux


The body as an installation,
life as art


Orlan - born Mireille Suzanne Francette Port - perhaps one of the world’s most sincere, and truly vibrant, contemporary artists.

Sculpture, photography, performance, augmented reality - her involvement in art is simply limitless. Even her own body became her canvas, and 9 plastic surgeries became loud performances.

"I am afraid of racism, discrimination; I am afraid for women who break their legs and spine by wearing heels every day to conform to the stereotypes that have been imposed on them. I am afraid of women who believe that life won't be interesting if they can't start a big family. I am afraid that religion will influence us again, and will interfere with our lives."

Most recently, we attended the opening of the exhibition of this brave artist, who breaks the rules and limits (see the video). The exhibition is a kind of summing up of interim results, and it presents the most daring Orlan projects, including early provocative creations.

Some of the works are based on pieces by Picasso. Weeping women, his muses, without whom the maestro could never happen, but whom he appreciated so little.
This part of the exhibition is a kind of message from Orlan to all suffering, shadowed women.

"I invite you to stop being objects, and become real subjects," she said at the opening of the exhibition.

The artist does not judge Picasso, but admires his skill.
And we highly recommend that you visit Orlan's website, and learn more about her amazing, bold, and controversial work.


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Mrs. Toolip Art Gallery

It is in this gallery in Barcelona that an exhibition of finalists of a large-scale art competition is being held. In which Metamorphoses by Concept2048 took part.

After examining all the variety of art blindly, (neither names, nor regalia, nor any other data about the artists were provided to the judges), the jury voted. And out of 400 participants, representing 55 countries, only 30 finalists were selected.

The grand opening of the finalists' exhibition took place on November 16. To be honest, it was exciting to attend such an event, where collectors, the press, art professionals, jury members, and the artists themselves were invited 😇

The exhibition will be open until December 16, and you can not only enjoy the artworks in it, but also acquire anything you like.

We invite all connoisseurs! If you are in Barcelona, be sure to visit - believe us, it's worth it😏


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Safety Measures vs Art

Based on the footage from the filming of the new project, it is not difficult to guess what is a priority for us 💛

Insight of the day: an artist should not be hungry, an artist should be risky 😅


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Rencontres d'Arles

Every summer since 1970, Arles has hosted an exhibition of contemporary photography.

This festival is a real springboard for young artists, and numerous famous photographers exhibited their works in Arles.

Yearly, multiple historical buildings, and corners of the city center, as well as its outskirts, turn into a huge endless gallery! 🖼

Visiting Rencontres d'Arles is a genuine explosive cocktail of ideas, and inspiration for any artist.

We have studied it inside and out. And we are sharing a small part of it ;)


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Do you hear - yes, it is you - your words in the whisper of the mountains?


Appendicitis & color postcards

At the age of 20, Henri Émile Benoît Matisse began to paint - somehow, it was necessary to brighten up a 2-month stay in the hospital after an appendicitis attack.

The future artist became so interested in redrawing postcards that he soon left law practice, and connected his life with art. As people say, it was a blessing in disguise 🙂

The Matisse Museum in Nice, which we recently visited, constantly holds exhibitions related to various events, people, and creative periods in the artist's life.

Our video was shot for you at the exposition of works made exclusively in the 30s of the XX century - at the stage of maturity of the master.


How to become a participant in a prestigious exhibition

So, we will lift the curtain of the art world to share our experience.

Information about upcoming, large-scale, events can always be found on the Internet. It is hosted by both specialized publications and websites of exhibition complexes, the events themselves, and their organizers.

Special briefings are sent to those who have already shown and established themselves in the art world.

When receiving such a notification, we develop a concept, create a large production, and after weeks / months of work - depending on the project and the scale of the event, - we get a ready result.

This result is packaged in the format required by the organizers and sent for review. Thus, the simplest, and, at the same time, the most difficult part of the whole process begins. It is waiting for a response from the organizers of the event ;) Here, no matter how titled the artist may be, it is almost impossible to predict the results of the selection. And, you often have to wait months for an answer.

For instance, more than 200 applications were submitted for L'ANDART23, and only 58 artists were selected. The organizers evaluate not only the quality of the works, their compliance with the main idea of the event, but also artistic "compatibility" with the works of other participants. Of course, such decisions require lengthy reflection.

Coordination of the technical part also requires immersion, time and effort. After all, every artist has his own vision of how his work should look in space. It forms a Layout - a project for the presentation of works with all dimensions, equipment necessary for assembly of the installation, and other important details, which also needs the approval of the organizers.

The last stage of negotiations is the coordination of formalities, and the signing of contracts. Everyone probably knows what bureaucracy is. Therefore, comments are unnecessary.

The apotheosis of everything is the exhibition itself, to which the artist often approaches pretty exhausted by the preparatory stages. At the same time, friends, the moment of creation of works commonly charges with energy, but the solution of "non-artistic" issues takes the main amount of time and effort.

We do not pretend to be an expert on this topic, as we are still looking for ways to bring our works to light, and do not always find the right ones. Probably, there are some more humane and loyal ways to artists. Still, so far, our path looks exactly like this :)

Tell us if you are interested in stories from behind the scenes?
If you wish more revelations, insiders - click 🔥


From March to September - blink of an eye

More recently - in May - we were "hunting" for the weather, and the most gorgeous locations. The preparation for the project, the detailed elaboration of its idea and strategy, began in the first days of March.

And now those very "results" are presented at L'ANDART23 in Andorra.

Six months later, we were able to show the world our Whisper of the Mountains collection. It may seem to some that the process has been slightly delayed. But believe us, friends, this is just an illusion!

If you wish your work to be presented at prestigious international events or exhibitions, you have to invest lots of effort, and time to create it, to bring it to perfection. We are already not talking about organizational issues (within the framework of this post)!

In fact, for the art world, this is an unrealistically fast result.
And in the next post we will partially answer the question "why".


Whisper of the Mountains

What are the mountains whispering about, impartial witnesses of the history of the Earth? About the origin of life, about the emergence of humanity, about the path of generations and how not to stray from the right one.

The mountains have absorbed the memory and experience of all those who once lived and are living now. They realize the power of harmony, beauty, unity and love better than anyone else on Earth.

Our Whisper of the Mountains project is about this sacred knowledge.

This knowledge can be passed on to us by gorgeous nymphs living in the mountains, cherished by their stories, almost invisible to the eye and appearing at times when humanity needs support. Having absorbed a piece of knowledge expressing by these magical creatures, we can rethink the attitude towards ourselves and everything that surrounds us.

Despite the fact that with each meeting with us, the nymphs bring the moment of their rebirth into the mountain flora and fauna closer, they keep sacrificing themselves and sharing with us the whisper of the mountains.

That’s why the mountains beckon so much - we feel their wisdom, their calmness and enjoy the absolute beauty flowing from them.

The Whisper of the Mountains project is nine art photos and a short film. All the works of the collection can be seen at L'ANDART23-Biennale:

Espai Benestar - Av. Francesc Cairat, 22, AD600 Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra.


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L'ANDART23

Concept2048 is back at the Biennale! "The Mountains in Circulation” takes place in Andorra, from September 15 to November 15.

This is the fifth LANDWARD biennale, and this time it is located on the central streets, as well as on the territory of the former CATSA tobacco factory in the city of Sant Julià de Lòria.

The consequences of economic and energy crises, climate change, and the search for new ways to interact with nature are the leitmotif of "The Mountains in Circulation.”

We are presenting our new project “Whisper of the Mountains” in Andorra.
And we are about to tell you about it in our next post. Stay tuned!..😉


Things we were talking about here.
Sure, we couldn't do without a touch of mystery 😉


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Behold the Root

The creativity of each artist is a reflection of his Soul, and his thoughts.

As for the audience, what is on the canvas is primary. And the image of the artist can be imagined, seen, and understood through his work. But on the contrary - not always.

Our faces are the last thing to pay attention to. What is important is what we see, feel, and want to convey to you.

The key thing is our works, and the meaning we put into them. We don't want anything to distract attention from the visual of our art, as well as the ideas that we fill our works with, and share, with our audience.

Pretty soon, in just a couple of days, you will be able to see everything with your own eyes...


Rejection of the result

Friends, even though METAMORPHOSES is finished, we're still sharing with you the details of the process. And today, it's time for perhaps our least favourite stage - rejection.

Rejection in METAMORPHOSES, as in any other similar project, cannot be avoided. Defect is everything that doesn't suit the author, even if the project looks fine to an outside observer.

For all the difficulties and laboriousness of the previous stages, we had to "throw away" the finished material.

There were different reasons for that: wrong body position, different from the rest of the characters; inaccurate head turning; accidental shadows that were not taken into account in the process; superfluous folds , or unnecessary wrinkles in clothes; clothes or accessories that we did not like in the frame or just worked badly in the light; we just did not like them on the level of feelings, without any obvious reasons.

Some characters had to be marked as defective altogether, while others partially, so that only some of the images are left of them.

Once, for example, an entire character went into the trash, as his turban was taller than the others. This prevented the composition of the frame the way we wanted it to be. Not only the footage, but also the ready-made turban, and all the accessories prepared for it, ended up in the trash.

At some point, we wanted to be less picky about ourselves and the quality. But the ruthless perfectionist living in us never agreed to this. No negotiations with him got results :)

We didn't do an exact calculation, but we can say with certainty that culling deprived us of 400-450 final images.

If we saw that repeating one shooting day would correct all the mistakes, we would set a new shooting day and re-shoot everything
. Still, that was not always the case - there are characters who never came out.

Are you often dissatisfied with the results of your work, and ready to tear everything to shreds so that no one will ever see what you've "done"? 🙃


And again, Dubai

From July 10th to 15th, Art in Space Gallery is hosting an exhibition featuring METAMORPHOSES by Concept2048.

At the end of winter, our collection was already exhibited at BoulevArt, organized by Art in Space.

Other artists are also participating in the current exhibition.

Friends, if you are in Dubai right now, you can send us your photos from the event. We would be happy to publish them in our channel 😊


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Floral Fusion by Concept2048 in June's L'Officiel China

Support us with lights 🔥


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My love and the jewel of Milan - Duomo di Milano

This delightful cathedral is right in the heart of the city, in Cathedral Square.

Despite its incredible size (it ranks fifth in the world), the Duomo looks like a weightless cloud. It owes that airiness to the material it was built from - pink and white marble, which was found not far from Milan. The Duomo seems to fly upwards like a giant kite.

The flamboyant Gothic carved spires further enhance this impression of lightness, of weightlessness. But at the same time they give the cathedral an incredible majesty. It gives us goosebumps...

Most gothic cathedrals are intimidating because of their dark materials, lots of intricate figures and pointed spires. But not in this case!

That's why I adore the Duomo di Milano ❤️

Every time I'm near it, ideas for new works are born in my head🔥
So I highly recommend everyone who is in a creative crisis to visit this magical place.

Katerina Perekopskaya

*video from YouTube


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The 18th Biennale Architettura is taking place in Venice. This renowned 2023 architectural festival runs until the end of November.

Friends, if you'll be in Venice during this time, visit the Biennale for sure! It's really mesmerizing 👍


Dear friends, NFT Metamorphoses collection holders, art lovers!

We continue to talk about the creation of our NFT collection.

Today we are going to start sharing about postproduction, a stage that can put a cross on all the work done before. But first things first!

Depending on the number of looks in a character (from 2 to 5), each shooting day of one character gave us 300-600 photos. Selecting two or three perfect ones among them was one of the most difficult and exhausting stages.

Selecting one character would take a day and a half or two days if we were lucky. But when the meal of choice got tough, the process might take up to three days. Oh, yes, we should add sleepless nights with a "slide show" of photos in our heads...

Hours of arguments, doubts, comparing one photo with another and already finished characters. It was very important to choose images so that the profile was about the same everywhere, otherwise the collectibility would be lost.

An excruciating choice! We struggled to come to a compromise and only left 2-5 character photos, depending on the number of images.

Note that we create any of our designs with the same painstaking, and, literally, meticulousness. No blunders, inaccuracies or unnecessary details! If there is even the slightest deviation from our idea of an ideal image, everything is rejected.

And that's what we'll be talking about next.

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