Tarantella

The name of the exhibition is a reference to an old Italian dance, the origin of which is connected with the horrific historical events. During the Middle Ages there was an unusual disease, the so-called "tarantism": the sick ones began to move convulsively, as if they were dancing, but they couldn't stop until they fell down in exhaustion. It was believed that the music of the Tarantella, which is based on the repetitive motive, could heal the sick people: it was even played by the special traveling orchestras.

The key theme of the series is common clichés found in works of the horror genre, which is, in turn, is a huge part of popular culture with all its specificies