Winter which was not there can be seen as a metaphor for the liberation of an individual from his or her own history. In the
film, a man watches a monumental concrete sculpture of a man being hoisted out of the sea. The sculpture is clearly
reminiscent of a classic heroic monument but in a strange, and somewhat uncanny way, the face and figure of the
sculpture look amazingly like the man who’s watching it rise out of the sea. A strange narrative ensues eliciting questions
typically raised by Chachkhiani’s work. How can we understand and describe the relationship between historical and
political circumstances and their e.ect upon the psychological development of an individual? How do the public and the
private sphere interfere with and influence our consciousness? What do we mean when we say “I”?

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