“CTRL + S(oul)” – solo exhibition by Sabina Legănaru, at CREART Gallery

Tuesday, April 15, 2025, starting at 6:00 PM, at CREART Gallery in Bucharest (7 Alexandru Lahovari Square), the opening of the solo exhibition titled “CTRL + S(oul)” by visual artist Sabina Leganaru will take place, curated by Ana Daniela Sultana. Organized by the Bucharest City Hall, through CREART – the Center for Creation, Art and Tradition of the Municipality of Bucharest, the exhibition features paintings by the artist and can be visited between April 15 – May 15, 2025, at CREART Gallery.

“Prin aceste lucrari, propun o reflectie asupra unei intrebari esentiale: putem apasa o comanda pentru mantuire? «CTRL+S(oul)» exploreaza tensiunea dintre tehnologie si spiritualitate, intre reflexul mecanic de a salva un fisier si nevoia profunda de a salva sufletul. Traim intr-o lume in care actiunile noastre devin tot mai rapide, automate, aproape inconstiente. Insa mantuirea, in sens spiritual, nu vine printr-o comanda rapida. Ea presupune credinta, sacrificiu si renuntare. «CTRL+S(oul)» este un mesaj vizual despre credinta, intr-o perioada in care suntem obisnuiti cu interfete si solutii instant — un cod modern pentru o cautare veche.” – Sabina Leganaru

“Conceptuala inca de la titlu, personala Sabinei Leganaru cu vernisajul in Saptamana Mare este o expozitie dedicata sarbatorilor pascale, o fuziune intre viziunea contemporana si traditia sacra si, nu in ultimul rand, o incursiune in practica sa artistica desfasurata pe doua directii aparent divergente – pictura abstracta si iconografia ortodoxa. Cea din urma, iconografia ortodoxa, in ale carei taine si tehnici Sabina Leganaru a fost initiata inca din liceu, nu este decat subtil prezenta in selectia de fata, respectiv printr-un mic detaliu – faldurile vesmantului cristic. Prin «CTRL+S(oul)» suntem invitati, intr-un context tot mai polarizat pe fiecare subiect, mai ales pe cele mai stringente (evolutia AI-ului, incalzirea globala, liderii politici, starea socio-economica), sa salvam, pentru a putea accesa pe viitor din memorie (fie cea interna sau cea colectiva), fragmente de iluminare!” – Ana Daniela Sultana

Sabina Leganaru (b. 1982, Horezu) is a visual artist, graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Bucharest and UNArte, with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in painting, and a member of UAP. Her exhibition activity includes painting, drawing, photography, and installation shows in Bucharest, Paris, Rome, Florence, London, Amsterdam, Montreux, Nice, Frankfurt, and New York. Her participation in the Salon de la Peinture in Paris and the Florence Biennale represents significant milestones in her artistic journey. She studied and created for two years in Florence and Rome, and currently lives and works in Bucharest.

Ana Daniela Sultana is a curator and publicist, a graduate of the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. She publishes articles in the ARTA magazine, Italo-Romanian Cultural Horizons, and on agentiadecarte.ro. She collaborates with institutions such as the International Cultural Center in Krakow, ICR Istanbul, ICR Vienna, ICR Venice, the Austrian Cultural Forum Bucharest, the Bucharest Municipal Museum, MNLR Bucharest, the Timișoara Art Museum, Kunsthalle Feldbach, Aluniș Art Center, and numerous contemporary art galleries.

Built in the format of a white box, CREART Gallery – a project of the Center for Creation, Art and Tradition of the Municipality of Bucharest – is an exhibition space dedicated to contemporary art, hosting solo shows of established names as well as emerging artists.