Sophie Durand is an artist from Boorloo/Perth, Western Australia based in Vilnius. Sophie’s multi-disciplinary practice extends from the intersection of sculpture and performance art and draws from anecdotal histories and archives of landscape for subject matter. Currently she is looking at strategies to reposition her artworks within environmental settings and to work more empathetically with…
On September 7, at 3 p.m. exhibition TAELPA by artist Kristina Žalytė opens in Marcinkoniųstation gallery. The space is filled with pots, bas-reliefs, drawings, and the frame of the altar. A text, a song withoutaccompaniment, can be heard through headphones. It is as if someone has “swept through”, but notdevastated, but found something to worship,…
On August 25, Sunday, at 3 p.m., we invite you to a meeting with Carolin Schelkle and Nazaré Soares, participants of the Verpejos art residency program “Shepherds and Spindles”. Verpėjos art residency is located in a traditional homestead, in the village of Kabeliai, Varėna district. In the months of July and August, two artists invited…
Carolin Schelkle is a Designer and Material Researcher from Lake Constance, Germany, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Product and Communication Design from the Free University of Bolzano, Italy and a Master of Product Design from écal (Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne), Switzerland. Her work is led by exploring the life of products and raw…
SAMPYNA / SAMRUNI On August 3, at 2 p.m. exhibition “Sampyna” by artists Austė Jurgelionytė-Varnė, Asta Vilhelmina Guðmundsdóttir and Laura Pavilonytė-Ežerskienė opens in Marcinkonių station gallery. In Lithuanian, the word sampyna refers to a certain tangle of structural elements a junction that reflects the work of three artists – Austė Jurgelionytė-Varnė, Asta Vilhelmina Guðmundsdóttir and…
On July 6, at 2 p.m. Aušra Vaitkūnienė’s exhibition “Song of the Forest” opens in Marcinkonių station gallery. This is a visual story about Dzūkija, about its unique nature. The exhibition presents an installation of paintings and objects, metaphorically conveying not only the beauty of nature, but also the brutal struggle for existence. The works…
June 29, 4 – 8 p.m. we invite you to meet Haha Wang and Merkys Žebrauskas, the art residents of “Verpejos” for the month of June.♣ The “Verpejos” art residency is located in a traditional homestead in the village of Kabeliai in the Varėna district. In June, two artists who were invited by a competition…
Haha Wang (b. 1993, China) is an artist based in Munich, Germany. In her works, the intimate feelings of humans and animals are conveyed and transformed by unexpected objects or events. She specializes in creating and mingling spaces to expose how daily and technical objects shape the styles and forms of life. Merkys Žebrauskas (b….
On June 8, at 1 p.m. Kornelijus Pelkys exhibition “Bu(vo)tas” opens at the Marcinkonys station gallery. The first exhibition of the artist, VDA graphic arts bachelor’s student, examines the themes of urban loneliness and alien communion. Revealing an anthropological perspective, the exhibition consists of four mixed media works that include different forms of artistic expression:…
Shayma Nader is an artist, curator and researcher from Palestine. Her research-led practice is concerned with anticolonial, antidisciplinary and land-centred imaginaries and practices. She is currently a PhD candidate in artistic research at ARIA at Sint Lucas School of Arts (KdG) and University of Antwerp. Ingrid Helena Pajo (b. 1996, Tallinn) is a textile artist. Her work encompasses…
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