The Trace for @survivalkit.lv last year.
Many thanks to @slavsandtatars & @darektohobbit for inviting, @lcca.lv for a smooth management and dear papochka for indispensable help.
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There is a presence that is not one, but many—folded into brightness, scattered across surfaces, returning in glints and echoes. It does not arrive; it reveals itself through reflection. What changes is not the thing itself, but the angle from which it is seen. What appears singular holds a chorus of forms. It lives in thresholds: between seeing and being seen, between one and many. What feels stable is always shifting, with no origin, only return. Recognition comes in fragments, becoming a trace of sunlight—a reminder of fading summer vanishing in the movement of a bird’s wing. ☄️
A table set created for the @kim_cac annual gala dinner and auction. Custom-made candle holders shaped as nomadic artist boots refer to movement, labour, and the lived reality of the travelling artist—an ongoing journey across places, disciplines, and communities. The table becomes a shared ground for craft, gathering, and, of course, the joy of sharing food. 🎱
5,8,9,11,18-20 photos: Ģirts Raģelis
Treasure Hunt at @editorial_projects last year.
Huge thanks to dearest @vitalijajasait & @contentfree for one of the best exhibition experiences during my practice 🫶🏼
Treasure Hunt presents selection of personal inspirations, experiences, memories, joys, and sorrows. Through associative forms and imagery, the set weave a metaphorical and ironic narrative that unfolds over a decade of artistic practice. The piece tells of a continuous quest for balance in the labyrinth of everyday hopes, where the ‘treasure’ is that elusive moment of peace amid routine, stress, and pressure. Each daily task becomes part of a broader journey in search of small yet meaningful ‘treasures’ — moments of joy that may appear as a spark of inspiration during a walk, or as a guilt-free bag of potato chips devoured in delight.
The two-sided structure draws inspiration from earlier works and mimics a treasure map — an eclectic collage of details unified by shades of white, forming a subtle background for the two latest works, A Woman in Agrodolce and Apericena Dorata. These works blend traditional and modern techniques with clear references to Renaissance art, celebrating the beauty found in everyday experiences.
Treasure Hunt invites to appreciate daily existence, highlighting moments that might otherwise go unnoticed. It encourages to seek beauty in our surroundings and fosters a deeper connection to the ordinary aspects of life.
A Love Letter to Summer:
Words are unnecessary
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Bella, bella Mirabella / Day-crawler
Donna Melanzana / Ragazzoni
Elina’s flower
My love is ripe, it makes me fly
The perfect match
A couple of toasts in Your honor
Building the menu / The golden hour
Ciao!
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this small contribution to @makslaszurnals July’s issue wouldn’t be possible without dear @erinasproge invitation and the summer in different parts of the world that comes with the Sun, goodies and inspiration
My solo show “Un Momento” about seemingly unimportant things which summation dilutes the intensity of daily stress is on view till April 19 in Milan.
Thanks @eastcontemporary for inviting, @kulturkapitals for support, papa + @m_olya for help and @armandsbrigis for assistance
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The show is an insight into one day of a fictional character Mr. Jazzy Sunday who rather is a personification of an emotion than a specific personality – a representation of spontaneity, freedom and improvisation among the density of daily routines. Since 2018 the character has been involved in adventures that are mixed with boring regularity and spiced-up with an unpredictability оf an upcoming moment. As a result, with playful and ironic approach, inspirations аnd historical references are bonded in narrative and detailed compositions, that are driven by jazzy tunes as a reminder of a captivating weekend mood. Mr. Jazzy Sunday becomes a conductor of scenario for seemingly perfect turn of events.
Repetitive arcades remind of walks through city passages accompanied by meditative immersion into historical events that echoes in uplifting gaze to the future. Geometrical and floral patterns evoke memories of casual things seen in exteriors, interiors or household. These ornamentations have been traveled through time and trends without losing its charm and ability to catch an eye. Perfectly balanced on the one hand and disturbingly “loud” on the other, simple and versatile, a checkboard pattern, used since time immemorial, creates mesmerising tension to be compared with coffee-induced anxiety.
And there is no wrong time for a coffee. Especially now, with decaffeinato options available. That bitter taste bites a tip of tongue and brings you back to reality. So you find yourself standing by the bar talking to a random silver-headed person about the weather or the best parmigiana recipe, that the most definitely is their nonna’s. And while the sunshine paints long shadows with a soundtrack of melodious chatting and clinking coffee cups on the background, you feel happy enough to call it a good day.
Un Momento☝🏼
Starting and rounding up a day with a cup of coffee - both having and serving - Mr. Jazzy Sunday is here, there, anywhere – leaving cartoon-like swoosh trails in endless city passages. Intensity of life is poured in a cup – a slight overdose and initial plan for a break turns into wave of anxiety. A sip is a thin line you walk trying to balance between daily stress and the desire for a carefree living.
– Excuse me, can I?
– Un momento, I will be with you shortly!
Sunny-Side Up / 8 am 🕗
Half-awake, the body flows like an egg white from depths of dreams right into embrace of a new day. Caffeine bullets target precisely and confidently guide your steps towards new beginnings. Definitely a formula of doppio lungo for me.
The Golden Hour / 4 pm 🕓
The moment to stop and start again – my favourite part of the day. The touch of the sun is soft and blushes everything on its way with the golden shade. The thought of upcoming aperitivo tickles as fizzy drink, leaving pleasant aftertaste of laziness. There is still half a day ahead so staying as crisp as patatine is a formula for 4 pm.
Flat White – Good Night! / 11 pm 🕚
Tables are cleaned evaporating soft soapy scent. Tired glance is piercing twilight where intrusive thoughts of frothy pillow beckon while footsteps echoing in the dark. As eyelids fall, fatigue spreads like warm latte vanishing troubles in vast white. Alarm set for 7 am – let’s stick to scientifically proven 8-hour sleep formula.
