Created especially for the project ‘FrontPage: Next’

at the Melina Cultural Centre in Athens, Greece (2025)

Artist’s Note

Απουσία / Απ’ ουσία plays with absence as an intentional gesture. I cut, fragment, and remove — not to silence, but to let silence speak. The void becomes an entry point: the viewer reconstructs meaning, sensing where essence is lost and where it emerges. This reading corner is not about knowledge, but about uncertainty. Not an archive, but a decoding process. It is about how what is cut out may become what matters most. Read full description

Marina Razheva, artist

Curator’s Note

Απουσία / Απ’ ουσία (from Greek: “absence,” “emptiness” / “without essence”) is not merely an installation — it is a non-performative happening in which absence (of the artist, of parts of the narrative) becomes a statement, and the viewer an active interpreter of voids.

This is a subtle game with the right to speak — one that questions the reliability of  information and subjects the “front page,” that symbol of public knowledge, to a ritual of disappearance. It becomes a metaphor for censorship, erasure, collective amnesia. It operates as a liminal space — a threshold where meaning is not given but emerges through reflection, decoding, and intuitive connection. Read full text

Julia Sysalova Curator, Critic

Proofs of Presence: Living Archive

Nothing else will be added.
What disappeared — matters.
What remains — is not enough.
What you remember — became part of you.

All participants of the Living Archive agree to the Terms of Participation.

Participation Terms

This page is part of the project Απουσία / Απ’ ουσία. This is not only a legal disclaimer — but also a conceptual extension of the artwork.

By submitting a photo or a text, you are not just sharing — you are co-creating.

By submitting, you confirm that:
• You own the rights to the content you share.
• If the image includes people, you have their permission.
• You consent to publication in artistic and non-commercial contexts.
• You understand that submissions may be altered, fragmented, or excluded.

This is a deliberate artistic gesture — not a technical error.
It raises questions: Who decides what is preserved? What is erased? What happens to meaning when something is missing? What speaks louder — what is present or what is lost?

What you share becomes part of the artwork.
This is not just an album — it is the Living Archive, an experiment in presence, censorship,
freedom, and disappearance.

Please note:

• Don’t upload private or sensitive information.
• Submissions may be publicly visible.
• If you believe your content was unfairly removed, contact us.
• Your content may appear in future project presentations, with credit where possible.

Thank you for being part of the absence.

This page was developed with the active involvement of Vladimir Razhev, whose vision and support made this possible.