...There is not enough generalization and synthesis in art. We believe ourselves to be separate, unlike one another, but later we begin to understand that spaces interweave. When similar images arise in totally different contexts we realize how united we are

Since 2007 Mihail Chemiakin’s research laboratory has been located at the Chateau de Chamousseau in France, where the artist continues his analytical work. Chemiakin’s studios and art library are also located at Chamousseau

The Musée Imaginaire’s archive

Chateau de Chamousseau, Villedieu-sur-Indre, France

The Musée Imaginaire’s archive

The material archive consists of sheets of black paper with reproductions pasted on them, juxtaposed by theme on the principle of visual similarity

Comparative opus: “Las Meninas” (Diego Velázquez, 1656) and “Las Meninas” (Joel-Peter Witkin, 1987)

Comparative opus: “Driving Practice”, Parts 1–30 (Liam Gillick, 2004), Untitled (All violence is the illustration of a pathetic stereotype) (Barbara Kruger, 1991) and “Power Pleasure Desire Disgust” (Barbara Kruger, 1997)

Comparative opus: “Ladder Man” (Xiao Gua Hui, 2008) and “Harlequin” (Workshop of Cornelis Dusart, ca. 1680–1704)

Comparative opus: “Scream” (David Bailey, 1986) and “Head VI” (Francis Bacon, 1949)