AEWHOLE

The project “AEWHOLE” (The Eternal Whole) by artist Anzor Hoashal is a philosophical manifesto exploring the fundamental ideas of collective memory, the integrity of time, and the inalienable unity of humanity. In the spirit of post-conceptual humanism, the project draws on the aesthetics of Found Art, where discovered artifacts become guardians of enduring human values.

White T-shirts are displayed throughout the exhibition space. Each one is transformed into a unique vessel of memory: its fabric carries an exact print of the reverse side of an old postcard acquired by the artist during his travels around the world, at flea markets and in antique shops.

By using a T-shirt as a foundation instead of a traditional canvas, the artist shifts art from the realm of observation into the realm of participation. History is not shown. It is lived.

The T-shirt, as an archetype of mass culture, becomes a metaphor for the body of society onto which cultural code is projected, turning everyday messages into a visual language and dissolving the boundary between individual experience and the shared human heritage.

In contrast to official history, the project AEWHOLE turns to an authentic human chronicle, one that will never find its way into textbooks. Each T-shirt becomes a distinct story that records life rather than ideology.

The reverse side of the postcard, unedited, unfiltered, and unheroized, becomes an act of resistance against the grand narratives constructed by power and cultural institutions.

Simple phrases such as “we arrived,” “greetings from Paris,” or “rainy weather” weave themselves into a single fabric of time, creating a space for reflecting on the idea that history is us, as it lives within us and we carry it on ourselves.

The artist invites the viewer into an existential pause, a moment of stillness amid the rush, to remind us that the true value of life lies in simple and sincere moments, in attention, care, and connection with other people. Regardless of time, our primary code and highest virtue is humanity.