Mariam Songhulashvili
Projects arranged in a Chronological Order
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Mariam Songhulashvili is a visual artist based in Tbilisi, Georgia, working primarily with generative and interactive time-based media. Their work explores themes such as memory, urban and liminal spaces, and the gamification of reality. Their practice is modular, open-ended, and experimental - rooted in system building and situated at the intersection of disciplines. Collaboration forms a central part of their work, often involving sound artists, writers and sculptors. Mariam has participated in audiovisual festivals and group exhibitions, presenting live performances that incorporate multiple-channel video, site-specific projection mapping, live camera improvisation, and interactive installations. 


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Cactus: Experimental Opera What happens when a modern person, who falls out of objective, socially systematized time, becomes trapped in their own subjective time?

“Cactus” is a story about systemic collapse and psychological crisis. The architect’s orderly world—where he is convinced that he controls time (“every second freezes when I press the elevator button”)—collapses within a minute. Panic, chaos, and a series of claustrophobic attacks begin. Opposing this inner chaos is the “cactus” — an object placed deep within the stage, radiating a clean, minimalist, and stable resonance.

It is the collision of rational mind with organic reality — with a sense of time that lies beyond subjective and objective time. It is a story about transformation, which begins only after the total collapse of the modern individual.


Characters and Performers:
The Architect - Giorgi Goderdzishvili (Bass)
Cactus -  Christopher Manning (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet)

    Composer: Tiko Ghoghoberidze
    Librettist: Mindia Arabuli
    Design / Video Projection: Mariam Songhulashvili
    Costume Designer: Uta Bekaia
    Director: Ilia Korkashvili
    Sound Director: Lasha Natenadze
    Lighting: Achi Arghanashvili

    ©️ Goethe-Institut Georgien/ Photo: Giorgi Kolbaia/ Video: Shio Khidasheli