The End of St. Petersburg, or New Icarus

Name: The End of St. Petersburg, or New Icarus
Released: 1992-01-01
Duration: 6 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Eduard Shelganov

Конец Санкт-Петербурга или Новый Икар

6.3 (3)1992-01-016m

Overview

1992, the time of the Perestroika. Inspired by Vsevolod Pudovkin’s “The End of St. Petersburg” (1927), the artist chooses the Greek mythological figure of Icarus as a person falling apart from the diversity of temptations and creates a romantic performance-self-portrait.