Exhibition “I Saw the Light On”
Costel Chițimuș, Daria Langa
Galeria Aparte, UNAGE Iași
24–29 March 2025
Sometimes regarded as a classical, simple, or even outdated subject, nature remains an inexhaustible source of inspiration and reflection. Through the exhibition I Saw the Light On, we are invited to explore our relationship with nature, highlighting its fragility and suggesting the possibility of a spiritual connection, even within the context of a world in disintegration. The works of artists Costel Chițimuș and Daria Langa create a visual dialogue about the ephemerality of the world, about what is lost and what continues to exist beyond the sphere of the perceptible.
Costel Chițimuș (b. 1996) is a visual artist and PhD candidate based in Cluj-Napoca, a graduate of the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Painting Department. He has taken part in numerous group exhibitions, including: Update #2 — Central Plaza Hotel, Piatra-Neamț, 2019; Enescu’s Images — National Library of Romania, Bucharest, 2019; Juventus 2019 — Bastion, Timișoara, 2019; Requiem — Urania Palace Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, 2020; POSTHYBRIS — Alba Iulia Municipal Art Gallery, 2021; Diploma — Combinatul Fondului Plastic, Bucharest, 2021; Crama Oprișor Awards for Contemporary Drawing — Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca, 2022; Spectres — The Cosmic House Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, 2022; Canon and Interpretation — Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca, 2023; MOBU — 2nd Edition — Romexpo, Central Pavilion, Bucharest, 2024; SCAF — Sibiu Contemporary Art Festival — Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, 2024. In addition to group exhibitions, Costel Chițimuș has also presented solo exhibitions: 361,068 ha — Casa Matei Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, 2019; 30 January — La Cave Gallery (French Institute), Cluj-Napoca, 2020; Logos — Urania Palace Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, 2021.
Daria Langa (b. 1997) is a visual artist and PhD candidate based in Cluj-Napoca, a graduate of the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, specializing in Graphic Arts and Photo-Video. Over the years, she has participated in group exhibitions such as: Inside-Out — Domino Gallery, Paintbrush Factory, Cluj-Napoca, 2017; The Light Path – Focal Points and Bouncing Rays — Matca ArtSpace, Cluj-Napoca, 2017; Imago Mundi — Participation in the Timișoara Photography Biennial, 2019; Looking to Introduce Something Uncomfortable — Indecis Artist Run Space, Timișoara, 2022; Metaphors Are to Thoughts What Waves Are to the Sea — Romanian Creative Week, Palace of Culture, Iași, 2023. In parallel, she has also presented solo exhibitions: Close — Central Park Casino, Cluj-Napoca, 2016; More News From Nowhere — Urania Palace Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, 2019; A Series of Technological Mishappenings — La Cave Gallery (French Institute), Cluj-Napoca, 2021.
