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Echoes of the Arrival February 5 – March 6, 2026 | La Cave, French Institute (22 I.I.C. Brătianu St., Cluj-Napoca) ▪️ Visiting hours: Mon–Fri: 10 AM–5 PM ⚙️ Curator: Gabriela Moldovan 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚: @la.cave__ 🔆 Artists: Irina Motroc, Ralu Pintea, Toma Ștefănescu, Paul Moldovan, Man Pan Lau The Resonance of the Present Self presents the natural form of an unfolding: of an impact and its consequences. The action is uncertain, as is the future it opens onto, yet the tipping point follows. The exhibition series traces this fragile interval, in which the present self is caught between touch and reaction, between stimulus and transformation. Echoes of the Arrival opens The Resonance of the Present Self as an initial moment of impact. Not as a destination, but as an entry into a state. Arrival does not clarify or stabilize; it exposes the present self to a first touch. It is an uncertain stage, in which perception is activated before being organized, and reaction precedes understanding. The works of Toma Ștefănescu, Paul Moldovan, Raluca Pintea, Man Pan Lau, and Irina Motroc do not describe this moment, but trigger it. Through interventions that activate light, sound, image, and materiality, the exhibition constructs a space of direct encounter, in which the environment acts upon the body and attention. The impact is not singular, but fragmented, produced through different intensities that overlap and influence one another. In this context, the present self does not appear as a formed identity, but as a sensitive surface. It does not generate meaning, but receives it in the form of stimuli that persist. Echo thus becomes the structure of the experience: what is perceived continues to reverberate beyond the moment of contact, without closing into a coherent narrative. The experience is delayed, replayed, and incompletely assimilated. Echoes of the Arrival functions as a threshold within the unfolding of the series. A space of the first vibration, in which the impact is produced, while its consequences remain suspended. (The poster image was created with the help of @yap.studio.)
