Saïat Nova – New Hour
The third edition of Ora et Lege focuses on text as a site for polyphony. Drawing inspiration from an 18th century poet Saïat Nova (1722–1801), the exhibition looks at text as a visual, performative, and sonic work at once. As an Armenian living and working in Georgia, the poet sang in multiple languages and wrote in multiple alphabets at once. Innovative for the times, his poetry sounded, read, and looked different, creating a cross-cultural dialogue on a page. The exhibition brings together artists who explore the political and social aspects of polyphony and what it means today.
