Ecuator Nocturn
Nona Inescu
Afire, 2024, tortoise shell, burned pine cones, branch and log, plexiglass and steel, 170 × 50 × 150 cm
Shell (Body), 2024, hahnemuhle print, metal frame, 100 × 70 cm
Preserver, 2023, Chrome-plated steel, organic elements, 173 × 55 × 35 cm
The Leftovers (Mount Pentelicus), 2024, video, HD, duration 3:17 sec, no sound, projection wall, 260 × 140 cm
Shell (Leg), 2024, Chrome-plated steel, 72 × 17 × 23 cm
Shell (Head and Torso), 2024, Hahnemuhle print, metal frame, 60 × 40 cm
Shell (Leg), 2024, Hahnemuhle print, metal frame, 100 × 70 cm
Shell (Head), 2024, Hahnemuhle print, metal frame, 60 × 40 cm
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis) III, 2024
Brass sculpture, 36 × 15 × 10 cm
Shell (Seated Body), 2024, Hahnemuhle print, metal frame, 100 × 70 cm
Shell (Head), 2024, Chrome-plated steel, 29 × 25 × 16 cm
Shell, 2024, Chrome-plated steel, BCA bricks (installation varies)
Shell (Torso), 2024, Chrome-plated steel, 45 × 35 × 27 cm
Shell (Arm), 2024, Chrome-plated steel, 44 × 11 x 11 cm
Shell (Hand), 2024, Hahnemuhle print, metal frame, 100 × 70 cm
Tortoise (Mount Pentelis, August) 2024, Hahnemuhle print, metal frame
Nona Inescu
Ecuator Nocturn (Nocturnal Equator)
December 14 2024 – March 15 2025
Catinca Tabacaru Gallery
Calea Giulesti 14, 3rd floor, Bucharest, Romania
The exhibition marks Nona Inescu’s second solo presentation in Romania, following Hands Don’t Make Magic at Sabot, Cluj-Napoca (2015). Recognized as a leading artist of her generation, Inescu is celebrated for her ethereal, multidisciplinary works that delve into the intricate nature of life in its many forms.
Nona Inescu’s work examines the delicate interplay between environmental collapse and the transformation of both human and non-human bodies. Offering a raw and contemplative perspective on ecological fragility, Ecuator Nocturn expands Inescu’s ongoing preocupation with the natural world, shifting focus from individual species to entire landscapes.
The artist’s research into violent shifts brought on by wildfires upon ecosystems, culminates in a new body of works including metal and mixed media sculptures, video and photography. The works articulate the duality of destruction and renewal, capturing the persistence of hope and suggesting that even from the ashes of devastation, life holds the potential to take root once more.
The exhibition integrates a range of elements —a tortoise shell, meagre armor, a sarcophagus and architectural ruins— serving as metaphors for protection, memory, and the act of preservation. Together, they speak to the enduring struggle to safeguard what remains.