Event description
The title of the exhibition, "Posaulės", is a multi-directional one, which is interwoven in the artists' installations and video works. It is also a term used to describe an optical phenomenon - the reflection of the sun below the horizon caused by atmospheric conditions. This fake sun - a reflection in the clouds - can sometimes be seen from a plane. According to the philosopher Michel Serres, the phenomenon of the false sun can also be associated with the "fire" and "signal" economies. In his book The Parasite (1982), he describes it as the desire to create an imitation sun on Earth - the most striking reflection of capitalism. Serres explains the phenomenon of false suns as potential reservoirs - oil, gas, coal resources, dammed rivers, databases and orbiting satellites that ensure the uninterrupted flow of information and capital. In English, "Subsuns" also sounds like "many worlds", which gives the title of the exhibition another purpose: it becomes an invitation to imagine alternative ways of coexisting with the world. Lidija Kononenko (born in Lithuania) is a London-based visual artist. Her work combines sculpture, video art, text and sound to explore research methodologies related to the human condition. Kononenko's work interweaves the personal with the analytical, exploring different ways of understanding the body and embodiment - from the visual expression of physical states such as exercise or falling asleep, to emotions such as falling in love. Through the prism of science, looking at the self as a place to be mapped and maintained, she considers the expansion of biomedicine into private spheres. Marija Kinčinaitytė (born in Lithuania) is an artist and researcher who explores alienation and the unknown in her photographic and video art practice. In general, her practice is defined by encounters with eerie, understood both as the loss of a comfort zone - self, humanity, dwelling place or environment - and as a wakefulness of an as-yet unidentified existence. The exhibition will be open until 11 May at the Atletika Gallery (Vitebsko g. 21, Vilnius).