Someday We'll Hear
Voloshyn Gallery is pleased to present Yuriy Bolsa's solo exhibition Someday We’ll Hear. The project explores the state of the observer—when danger, although always nearby, concerns someone else. It is a dual feeling of detachment and involvement: on the one hand, it awakens empathy and a desire to support, and on the other, it generates anxiety and helplessness.
The feeling of being under scrutiny is not only a state of observation, but also a peculiar form of awareness of one's own role in the vast spectrum of existence. The feeling that danger can only affect others, while you yourself always remain at a distance as an observer.
In this state, a person finds themselves in the sights of others’ suffering, merely observing it from afar, with the confidence that they have managed to avoid such tragedy and the pressure that arises from this invisible path of observation. Phantasmagorical elements that previously existed only in the lives of the people around are added, as new storylines, to the usual gray routine.
This situation introduces a divided perception of existence, similar to a split into two opposite directions. On the one hand, we observe, feeling distant from our own possible worries and sufferings, which, surprisingly, did not happen to us. On the other hand, we feel ourselves woven into this system, where the suffering of others serves as a reminder that it could, at any time, happen to us too.
Given the importance of this feeling, it is worth noting that it can have a two-way effect on our view of the world. It helps us understand and feel sympathy for the suffering of others, making our own problems seem smaller in comparison to what others have to face. Perhaps it even motivates us to act, to seek to help, protect, and support those who are in danger.
At the same time, attention to the suffering of others can cause feelings of helplessness and even fear of possible misfortune. This can be a source of anxiety and tension when we begin to fear not only for ourselves but also for those we observe from afar. Thus, this feeling of being targeted can be both a source of strength and a source of concern, depending on how we perceive and use it.
