Expatus – Special Exhibition at the Museum

Igor Tereshkov: Expatus

As part of the special exhibition Expatus, the museum of the Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf is presenting a series of rugs by artist and former resident Igor Tereshkov. The exhibition opens during the Spring Festival on May 25 and runs through the end of September 2025.

Expatus is a series of rugs created using the tufting technique during an art residency at Schloss Wiepersdorf in the fall of 2024. The rugs feature pixel-art-style characters developed by Igor Tereshkov for the eponymous 2D platformer game Expatus. The name of the project comes from the Latin words ex – “out of” – and patria – “native country, fatherland.” Expatus explores themes of resettlement, forced migration, and adaptation through the visual language of pixel graphics. Each character represents a fragment of a world where real-life stories are translated into visual code. The Expatus pixel character is also used to create mosaics placed in public spaces as street art, expanding the scope of the project beyond exhibition walls and integrating it into the urban environment.

By translating digital aesthetics into a tactile form, the project connects the virtual and the physical, the personal and the collective. The textile medium becomes a means of documenting an experience that is both universal and deeply personal.

The museum and exhibition are open on Sundays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. during the summer months. Admission is free.