命运之桥 · Boris Kreutzer 儿童玩具素描展

for the main idea of the design of the exhibition - the bridge.

Because Boris Kreutzkp was an architect and one of his works in the first deportation to the camps - was the construction of bridges.

In inclined plates, the fate of Boris Kreutzer is told in chronological order.

childhood, architectural career, arrest

short freedom and long love...

life and work in the Leningrad.

Despite the hard fate, he retained the strength of spirit and creativity

His illustrations are very sincere and naive

Therefore, in this exhibition selected light materials - as a tribute to the power of art

The history of the Gulag Museum continues a series of exhibitions of one exhibit - a physical evidence of the era of Stalinist repression. The new exhibition is devoted to a folder with sketches of children's toys, made in the camp by the artist Boris Kreutzer.

While imprisoned in the Komi Republic, Kreutzer, at the request of the NKVD, made a series of sketches of toys.

After twenty years in prison, Kreutzer returned to Leningrad in 1956, was fully rehabilitated and was able to return to creative work. However, he did not manage to completely forget the experienced horror. When there were unexpected phone calls, he repeated: "This is after me."

Year 2018

Work started in 2018

Work finished in 2018

Client Gulag museum

Status Completed works

Type Custom Furniture / Exhibitions /Installations / Furniture design