28. 9. 2025: Accompanying program Prague Art Week
14:00 Guided tour with exhibition curator Elene Abashidze
15:00 Performance by Deva Schubert & Chihiro Araki
16:00 Listening session with rivermoans
37 Ora et Lege III Saïat Nova – New Hour
| Duration: | Aug. 30, 2025 - Sep. 30, 2025 |
| Artists: | Julie Béna, Ana Gzirishvili, Sophie Jung, Lina Lapelyte, Maia Naveriani, Deva Schubert & Chihiro Araki, Adéla Součková, Marie Tučková |
| Curator: | Elene Abashidze |
| Text by: | Ora et Lege |
| Address: | Ora et lege, Karlovarská 3/6, Prague 17, Prague, 163 00 |
The third edition of Ora et lege focuses on text as a site for polyphony. Drawing inspiration from the eighteenth-century poet Saïat Nova (1722–1801), the exhibition views text as a simultaneously visual, performative, and sonic work. As an Armenian living and working in Georgia, Nova 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 the page. The exhibition brings together artists who explore the political and social aspects of polyphony and what it means today.
