Event description
"Lūžti" is the second solo exhibition of Deividas Vytautas Aukščiūnas, presenting what remains after the performance. The act, performed without an audience, is reduced to residue. There is an atmosphere of fracture and constant transformation. The space affected by the past act speaks of the body that was there, of the moments of its decomposition. The story of what has happened. Or perhaps could have happened. According to D. V. Aukščiūnas, this exhibition continues his exploration of the discpline of performance and its relationship with the media of sculpture, installation and film, which is characteristic of his artistic practice. "At the centre of the exhibition is an empty stage, abandoned by the actors, whose state is indicative of the action that took place there. The space is filled with the echoes of a rupture that took place in the past, which I understand as a dialectic of sensitivity and tension. It is about both physical and emotional states," said the artist. The exhibition will be on view at Meno Niša Gallery (J. Basanavičiaus g. 1/13, Vilnius) until 11 January 2025.