Dear Friends and Neighbors,
It’s been in the making for a while and we’re finally ready to announce our upcoming event: On Saturday, August 26th we will be hosting a zine presentation of our very own co-pilot Ruso Margishvili.
Besides running our tiny shop, Ruso is an architectural designer and illustrator. In her show, she will present The Numbers Game, an autobiographical zine that explores the topic of female fertility. From the artist:
“I started documenting my IVF process in January 2023 as I began injecting myself with various hormones to stimulate my body to produce eggs. These drawings were originally intended as diary entries. But further I went into infertility treatment, more unexpected doors opened into the private lives of people around me. More and more friends shared stories of their own struggles and treatments, failed or successful. So I decided to make my drawings public and combine them into a zine. In the process I fell through the rabbit hole of a very long and complex history of female fertility and the power of its social weight, the lack of general education, and poorly funded scientific research. Although the zine is only beginning to scratch the surface of the topic, I wanted to share it to help normalize the discussion.”
The presentation will be accompanied by an art show, exhibiting some of the original illustrations from the zine. The illustrations will remain available for viewing for a week through September 2nd.
The opening event will take place on Saturday, August 26th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Attendance is free and open to the public. Please join us!
About Ruso Margishvili
Ruso Margishvili is a NYC-based architectural designer who moonlights as an illustrator. She was born in Tbilisi, Georgia at the brink of the collapse of the Soviet Union, and grew up in a large family in a post-war country. Her colorful childhood memories often inspire her illustration work. She also enjoys documenting exaggerated versions of her mundane experiences and observations, and her lucid dreams. Her work is figurative, mostly autobiographical, sometimes snarky, and often surreal.