Exhibition View
2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Romania. Romanian artist Dani Ghercã’s photography exhibition “The Sublime” as a promotion of contemporary Romanian art in China was unveiled at the CAFA Art Museum on November 30.
Exhibition View
The exhibition showcases two important projects of the artist: “Glimpses & Ruptures” (2020–present) and “The Sublime” (2024), the latter was launched during his residency at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in 2024. Dani Ghercã explores the urbanization of metropolises in the 21st century themed on “The Sublime”. The six monumental photographs projected on LED screens display the unique landscape of the modernization process and its impact on human emotions, capturing the shock and loneliness in the expansive process of metropolises. These complex and eye-catching urban landscapes evoke both awe and uneasiness, revealing the deep confusion and thinking in a rapidly developing society.
The Sublime, 2024 - in progress
Shanghai I, 2024
LED Screen, 200x400cm
The Sublime, 2024 - in progress
Shanghai II, 2024
LED Screen, 200x350cm
The Sublime, 2024 - in progress
Beijing I, 2024
LED Screen, 350x200cm 
The Sublime, 2024 - in progress
Chongqing I, 2024
LED Screen, 300x200cm
The Sublime, 2024 - in progress
Chongqing II, 2024
LED Screen, 200x400cm
The Sublime, 2024 - in progress
Chongqing III, 2024
LED Screen, 200x250cm
The opening ceremony was attended by Dan Horia Maxim, Ambassador of Romania to the People’s Republic of China, Jin Jun, Director of CAFA Art Museum, Liviu Țăranu, Director of ICR Beijing, and artist Dani Ghercă.
Dan Horia Maxim, Ambassador of Romania to the People’s Republic of China
Jin Jun, Director of CAFA Art Museum
Liviu Țăranu, Director of ICR Beijing
Artist Dani Ghercă
Gao Gao, Deputy Director of CAFA Art Museum
The Group Photo of Honored Guests at the Opening Ceremony
About the Artist
Dani Ghercã (b. 1988) is a Romanian artist who lives and works in Bucharest, Romania. He uses photography to examine the notion of urbanity, scale, and disconnection. In his photographic quest, he aims to transmit a feeling of confusion, awe, and claustrophobia onto the viewer. His large-scale photographs reflect on the current transition to a new phase of human consciousness that we don’t yet fully understand.
In Ghercã’s cityscapes, in a time when life is changing faster than we can comprehend due to technological disruptions, the city is no longer represented by architecture or people but is reduced to an endless flow of data. By underexposing his pictures and twisting the image’s perspective, his work explores the relationship between technology, urbanization, and the human experience.
Ghercã’s aerial photographic cityscapes of different metropolises around the world, bathing in darkness with the occasional spots of light and colour, capture the sense of social alienation and loneliness that often results from our increasing dependence on technology.
About the Exhibition
Dates: November 30, 2024–January 5, 2025
Venue: CAFA Art Museum
Organizers: Switch Lab, Romanian Cultural Institute in Beijing, Wisdom
Co-host: CAFA Art Museum
Co-organizer: BJTU School of Architecture and Design
The project is co-funded by the Romanian National Cultural Fund.
Courtesy of CAFA Art Museum, edited by Sue/CAFA ART INFO
