Fragile World: What happens when our world falls apart.

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Many art exhibitions may not be particularly eye-catching or appealing to many people, but they can hold a very profound meaning, as art is a way of expressing our thoughts, and the way we project them outwards can take many different forms.

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Just reading the name of the exhibition made me realise that I was going to see much more than my physical eyes could perceive. That name alone speaks volumes in every letter, and then, with the blend of images, photographs and paintings, everything took on a deeper meaning.

In this exhibition, we can see the works of two artists, Naomi Lautier and Eugine Hrotchuk, which, as I mentioned earlier, combine photographs, paintings and video. All the works and their meaning revolve around the question: What happens to a person’s identity when the world around them is destroyed or falls apart?

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As you’ll see, it’s something deeply profound that leads us to analyse the world today in general, society, but even more so the private world of each individual in the event that what sustains them disappears and these things happen to all of us.

We all lose loved ones, jobs, or find ourselves in very difficult situations. Often our world falls apart due to various circumstances, some more significant than others, depending on how each of us feels and it is there that a person can be reborn; indeed, there is that phoenix that rises from the ashes, it is possible. I have seen this for myself and experienced it so many times that I have lost count. That is why I know that many people go through the same thing.

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Fragile World, Naomi Lautier and Eugine Hrotchuk, photograph printed on cotton paper, 2026

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Fragile World, Naomi Lautier and Eugine Hrotchuk, photograph printed on cotton paper, 2026

The world that sustains us is fragmenting, being destroyed just like the objects we see in the Works, take a close look at the plates in particular. I believe that first piece is the most significant in the entire exhibition; in fact, it was chosen for the exhibition poster. I’ve included some information about the exhibition in case you’d like to read more about the artists.

This first piece plays with black and white, but adds a colour that I think is perfect for the composition: red, strength, rage, anger, but also the pure energy needed to rise above destruction.

It is accompanied by several beautifully executed black and white photographs. The central theme is a young woman who seems to be on a quest for inner awareness, yet at the same time interacts with the outside world. Emotional states are reflected, drawing a comparison with the moment when that world shatters and we are left devastated.

This fragmentation is depicted through the broken plates, and everything carries perfect symbolism, as the circular shape symbolises home, the most intimate circle, that world close to us. When it breaks, the very axis that sustains it is, in fact, broken.

It prompts us to reflect on inner acceptance and self-knowledge, and from there to rebuild ourselves and recreate our world, but much better, because it now springs from within. This art exhibition has touched me deeply for this very reason, because of the meaning it holds.

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Caught Gaze, Naomi Lautier, oil on canvas, 2025

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Fracture, Naomi Lautier, oil on canvas, 2026.

The other works accompanying the photographs consist of oil paintings that allude to the circle that constitutes the home, the rupture or fracture of the world; in particular, there are four works created as a series.

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Arena. Scena 7, Naomi Lautier, oil on canvas, 2026.

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Arena. Scene 8, Naomi Lautier, oil on canvas, 2026.

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Arena. Scene 5, Naomi Lautier, oil on canvas, 2025.

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Arena. Scene 6, Naomi Lautier, oil on canvas, 2025.

These four works share a common theme: I see roosters. You can let me know in the comments if you see the same thing, this really puzzled me. Why use a rooster and not another animal? But what I do see as related to the theme is the use of colours white, black and the primary colours, as if alluding to that starting point where one is reborn after the world has shattered; and this is expressed through the creation of the paintings with lines that intertwine and interweave with one another.

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Fragile World, Naomi Lautier and Eugine Hrotchuk, photograph printed on cotton paper, 2026

At the end of the L, shaped gallery, there was a screen showing an audiovisual presentation of the various works displayed earlier. Although the exhibition didn’t contain a large number of works, I don’t think that’s really necessary, because the theme speaks for itself and has been very innovative in that respect.

Thank you very much for joining me today; I wish you all a lovely Sunday. See you soon.
Amonet.

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All photographs are my own.