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Somewhere in the forests of Belarus, the magic Fern Flower is blooming. If one succeeds in finding it, the Flower presents you with infinite happiness and power over evil spirits. During the midsummer night, people are looking for it, knowing that any biology source will tell you that Fern is a non-flowering plant.
The hopeless act of searching in a dark forest mirrors the current state of Belarus. Due to the difficult political circumstances and complicated history, people in Belarus are used to the constant state of search and anticipation of future happiness: political, economic, and cultural freedom, and agency. The act of endless anticipation has become an inseparable part of national identity.
Visitors move through a curved, corridor-like structure that resembles a maze, suggesting direction and promise but leading nowhere beyond itself. The interior smells of burned and damp wood; light enters through perforations in the ceiling shaped as traditional pagan symbols. Inside, orientation slowly dissolves. The structure does not offer an outcome, only the embodied feeling of being suspended in an ongoing search.
