17 08 2017 – 09 09 2017
The concept of the show was based on various theories of reflection in art by philosophers Vilém Flusser, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Jacques Lacan.
Artists: Julija Pociūtė, Povilas Ramanauskas, Gintarė Stašaitytė, Lukas Šiupšinskas, Dainius Trumpis, Neringa Vasiliauskaitė.
According to the curator of the show Evelina Januškaitė-Krupavičė, the meaning of a contemporary work of art is closely related to the expression of the subconscious. It makes sense to call a visual artwork a screen – a medium that renders contents. The contents of memory may be visualised only by capturing them, verbalising them, writing them down, mediating and conveying them through various art forms externally – hereby leaving a trace of the past in a personal or collective memory that takes up a small part of time and space. A daily observation of reflection becomes a usual process, while the representation of one’s own image in a work of art takes on a foundation of aesthetic experiences and questions the concept of “self-other-self”, “me-not-me.” Unconscious processes turn to creative acts, while the artist’s memory functions as a repository.
In today’s screen society dominated by image, the notions of time and space become too relative. Location is no longer a clear line of the horizon; it is rather a network for various connections and interactions to occur. Reflection is assigned the dimension of temporality which lies in a wafer-thin thread connecting the surface of the screen and the beyond of the visible. Since we cannot look beyond the reflection/appearance, the implicit dimension turns into a mystified space of memory and imagination – imaginarium, which the artists bring closer to the viewer with their works.
The exhibition is part of the “Horizons of Tomorrow” project dedicated to the work of young professional artists in Lithuania.
Sponsors: Culture Ministry of Lithuania, Culture Council of Lithuania, Lithuanian Artists’ Association.