Society and culture: Interactive exhibition of magazine graphics “Lingua Sacra” at the National Library of Russia

November 8, 2013 in the New building of the National Library (St. Petersburg) opened an interactive exhibition of magazine graphics "Lingua Sacra".

The exhibition "Lingua Sacra" (“Sacred Language”) - is an opportunity to tell the modern reader on the key concepts of Orthodox theology on accessible language, find answers to their questions today.

The illustrations presented in the exhibition, are equipped with electronic links (QR-codes) on theological texts. Each festive sermon, every detailed commentary to a passage from the Bible are designed to help the modern reader to find in ancient Christian texts relevant to his senses, to do theology close and understandable.

The author of the exhibition - Olesya Gonserovskaya – a young St. Petersburg artist, a permanent illustrator of the magazine of Diocese of Saint Petersburg "Living water". In her works she deliberately departs from the classical canons of illustrating religious texts - her drawings are extremely modern. Guidelines in illustrating of articles are simplicity, ease and empathy to the subject reasoning.

The exhibition is addressed not only to believers. The organizers are confident that without understanding the spiritual meaning of Christianity - a religion, that for centuries fueled European culture - is impossible to understand the past and the present.

The exhibition “Lingua Sacra” will run till December 13.