Snow on the grass

The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre presents an exhibition by animation director Yuri Norstein and artist Francesca Yarbusova "Snow on the grass.". The project is timed to coincide with Norstein's 80th birthday.

The exhibition is both a guide and a labyrinth through the biography and work of the two artists. The main exhibits of the exhibition will be materials from Norstein's studio and large-scale mise-en-scene installations created especially for this project.

The first part of the exhibition will show several three-dimensional spatial compositions that combine fragments of the director's famous films with documentary evidence of his past. One of these compositions is dedicated to the artist's home yard - he grew up in Moscow's Maryina Grove and has transferred minute details of war and post-war life into many of his works, including the Tale of Tales. Real dots on the biographical map of Norstein will inhabit fiction - the heroes of his works. The second part of the exhibition is built around the working process, much of which has always remained a mysterious backstage for fans of Norstein and Yarbusov. Visitors will be able to explore materials for the artists' major films - from sketches and storyboards to the phases of character birth - as well as see how the years of work on the film "The Overcoat" goes.

Prepared according to the materials of the website Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre.