Georgia’s Irina Gabiani presents personal art expo in Tbilisi

Contemporary art enthusiasts are invited to Tbilisi's Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts to enjoy a personal exhibition by Luxembourg-based Georgian artist Irina Gabiani.

From July 19-30, the Tbilisi museum will present Gabiani's display, titled Unrolling the Universe, which explores the interconnectedness between the universe and its elements.

Presenting mixed media works, the exhibition will demonstrate Gabiani’s inspiration by the "micro and macro worlds" when seen from a different angle, read a press release by the Georgian National Museum.

Gabiani focuses on the theme of the universe and its elements in her work. Photo from press office of the Georgian National Museum.

Gabiani is an artist across several mediums including drawing, painting, installations, video and performances, and for her focus on the universe "in its holistic essence", said the Museum.

Trying to see beyond what we can perceive with our eyes […], Gabiani researches the innumerable similarities between the infinitely big and the infinitely small within matter," said the Museum in its exhibition preview.

Born in Tbilisi in 1971, Gabiani graduated from the State Academy of Arts in Georgia and later the Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Art in the Netherlands. She now lives and works in Luxembourg.

Her works have featured in recent exhibitions at this year's Luxembourg Film Festival as well as at the Sobering Gallery in Paris, France and HearteartH display in Berlin, Germany.

The 'Unrolling the Universe' exhibition will feature a selection of Gabiani's works. Photo by the Georgian National Museum.

Her works have also been previously presented at the Georgian National Museum and the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia.

As well as art galleries and museums, Gabiani has presented her creations in theatres including the Teatro Colosseo in Rome, Italy, The Sunflower Theatre in Beirut, Lebanon and Rustaveli Theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Gabiani has been honoured for her work with several international prizes including the 2008 Arte Laguna Award for Best Foreign Artist in Sculpture in Italy and Jury Prize at the 2011 International Video Festival Letters From the Sky in South Africa.