Hybrid Exhibitions as Sustainable Answer
Aleksandra Poliakova
Saturday, 14 April 2026
14:00 - 15:00
In recent years, hybrid exhibitions, when combining physical artworks with digital layers, virtual platforms, or immersive technologies have often been presented as a sustainable solution for the art world.
On the surface, it makes sense: fewer shipped works, reduced travel, lighter production, broader access. Digital art can circulate without crates, customs, and climate-controlled transport. It appears to answer many of the environmental concerns that have increasingly shaped cultural discourse.
But the real question is not whether digital art is more sustainable than traditional artworks. The deeper question is: are we looking for a substitute or are we rethinking our values?
Aleksandra Poliakova
Aleksandra Poliakova earned her Bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern History (the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the St. Petersburg State University), specializing in the History of Turkey.
She also completed a four-year art course at the State Hermitage Museum, where she co-authored a collection of articles exploring the history of the St. Valerie reliquary housed in the Hermitage.
In the years followed, Aleksandra furthered her education with courses at the University of Leeds, KLC School of Design, and the Università Bocconi, Milan.
Aleksandra served as an assistant curator for the Larnaca Biennale 2023 and several international exhibitions in the Netherlands over the past two years, including the North Sea Jazz Festival 2024 in Rotterdam.
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