The Red Corner — the most honorable place in the hut among Eastern Slavs in which there were icons. Usually, the red corner was facing southeast. In Orthodoxy, it’s considered an analogue of the altar. A person entering the hut first of all was baptized on icons in the red corner and then greeted the owners. The most honored guests were seated in the red corner.
My project is a reflection on the passing canon and its transformation in the modern world. It’s necessary to observe the hierarchy in the ‘classic’ red corner, and there are icons that must be present in the home iconostasis. But life’s changing and the attitude to canons too.
In modern red corners you can find not only icons but also many memorable (or random) items. The location is almost irrelevant, and no one is baptized by entering the house. However, such a corner is more personified and can tell a lot more about the owner of the house.
The purpose of my project is to compile a large photobook in the catalog form filled with red corners from all over Russia.