“The Mechanism of Immortality” consists of two parts that unite in the theme of an amusement park: an installation made of swings hung in rows, like a tiered theatre, and a large carousel with many little horses. Combining original Soviet and modern materials, the artist creates an atmosphere of timelessness, in which the sensory experience of children and adults are on a par: for some it is a chance to remember childhood, for others it is a part of childhood per se. In “The Mechanism of Immortality” the viewers’ emotions merge into the collective memory of a celebration that has either already ended or not yet begun.

Ivan Plusch said, “For me, immortality is leaving reality in which the endless flow of information deprives us of living through and feeling individual facts and events deeply. My “Mechanism...” is not a time machine, but an attempt to conquer time. The boundless joy from simple things is difficult to juxtapose with the veneer of social life. However, the mechanism of true immortality is namely this ability to consciously feel”.