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An audiovisual exhibition “Art Extends Lives”, created with the support of the European Union program “Creative Europe”, Liepāja University, the State Culture Capital Foundation and the Liepāja Culture Board, will be opened in Riga, Sporta 2 kvartāls from September 15 to 21 (from 12PM to 17PM, September 19th, 20th, 21st from 12PM until 21PM).

The opening events of the exhibition will take place on September 15 at 17.00. The opening will be an opportunity to get involved in an interactive performance by the artist Ieva Vīksne, the sound of which will be determined by the activity of the artist’s brain. Visitors will also have the opportunity to influence the performance by joining the artist’s movements. You will also be able to listen to Robert Dinter’s performance, created in collaboration with video artist Anna Meldrāja.

The exhibition is part of the DIVI 9 project activities. Within the framework of the project, more than 30 artists have joined together to to draw public attention to mental health and addiction issues.

The idea of the exhibition started two years ago, when the curator and producer Paula Vītola started to curate works that could offer the viewer new experiences. The exhibition was offered to the public for the first time at the end of 2020 in Liepaja. The exhibition is also available online: https://gara.aste.gallery/

Our understanding of the world comes from external impulses that the brain receives as an electrical signal. In order to prolong their lives, people need to stimulate their brains on a daily basis with new experiences, using all the senses available to us.

The modern way of life requires us to live a fast paced and long life, that is also short, from the perspective of perception. Artists are trying to change this way of life. Art allows for new experiences and the artist is the person who creates and seeks these new experiences. Art provides an opportunity to experiment and manipulate space, the environment and perception. The artist often also shapes his life as an experiment, constantly looking for new ways to live, see, think.

The exhibition “Art Extends Lives” is created as a place to feel time differently. Artworks that you can spend time with and gain new experiences. Artworks in which we reflect on our way of life, perception, state of mind, relations with the modern world, environment. Research of different processes, new realities and alternative visions of life.

Exhibition artists: Krista Dintere, Ivo Tauriņš, Andrejs Poikāns, Diana Lelis, Maija Demitere, Rogier Jupijn, Paula Vītola, Anna Priedola, Marta Mēness, Kaspars Jaudzems, Anna Meldrāja, Fricis Kalvelis.

Curated by: Paula Vītola

The exhibition is produced by the foundation ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education.

The central event of the project DIVI 9 is a multimedia show “This Love Is Not For Sale”. The show will take place on September 15, 16, 17, and 18 right there, in the Sports 2 quarter. More about the show: https://projektsdivi9.lv/.

Visitors to the exhibition do not need a valid COVID-19 certificate, visitors are asked wear masks and observe physical distancing.

Full programme:

Thursday, September 16, 2021

12.00 – 18.00 the exhibition is open
18.00 – 19.00 exhibition for visitors of the show (available only for visitors with a COVID-19 certificate)
19.00 – 20.30 performance (available only for visitors with a COVID-19 certificate)
20.30 – 22.00 the exhibition is open to everyone (available only for visitors with a COVID-19 certificate)

Friday, September 17, 2021

12.00 – 17.00 the exhibition is open
17.00 – 18.00 exhibition for visitors of the show (available only for visitors with a COVID-19 certificate)
18.00 – 19.30 performance (available only for visitors with a COVID-19 certificate)
19.30 Performance event – Ieva Vīksne, Roberts Dinters, Plato Buravickis, Toms Auniņš (available only for visitors with a COVID-19 certificate)

Saturday, September 18th, 2021

12.00 – 17.00 the exhibition is open
17.00 – 18.00 exhibition for visitors of the show (available only for visitors with a COVID-19 certificate)
18.00 – 19.30 performance (available only for visitors with a COVID-19 certificate)
19.30 Electronic music performances (available only for visitors with a COVID-19 certificate)

Sunday, September 19th, 2021

12.00 – 21.00 the exhibition is open

Monday, September 20th, 2021

12.00 – 21.00 the exhibition is open

Tuesday, September 21st, 2021

12.00 – 21.00 the exhibition is open

The exhibition “Art Extends Lives” is open online – it displays eleven works of media and sound art in a virtual space, which allows the viewer to gain new experiences, new impressions, thus seemingly prolonging their life. The exhibition can be viewed on the website: https://gara.aste.gallery.

The exhibition is inspired by the research of neuroscientist David Eagleman on the perception of time. Eagleman explains with scientific methods why in childhood, when the days are filled with new experiences and discoveries, time passes relatively slower compared to adults who do, see, experience the same thing day by day. Our brains process new experiences and new information slower, whereas it does not waste time and energy reprocessing repetitive information. So, to seemingly prolong their lives, people need to stimulate their brains with new experiences daily, using all the senses available to us. The curator of the exhibition, Paula Vītola, invites you to prolong your life and deviate a little from your daily routine by visiting an online exhibition, because art allows you to gain new experiences and the artist is the person who creates and seeks these new experiences.

The artworks in the exhibition are created as personal research and reflection on lifestyle and perception. Diana Lelis provides an opportunity to immerse yourself in various layers of consciousness and subconscious through meditation and poetry. Krista Dintere has created a composition exploring handicraft as a method to reduce anxiety. Anna Priedola uses dairy products to visualize statistics on the development of dementia. Maija Demitere has created several “slow” media artworks as examples of more sustainable habits. Andrejs Poikāns offers to re-evaluate our daily routine and to fill the calendars with various unusual activities. Līga Vēliņa and Ieva Vīksne have visualized their daily lives in virtual data objects. Various materials and processes are explored in the artworks of Paula Vītola who has created a performance instrument based on simple, historical technologies that can create sound using light. Vītola believed that new experiences that promote curiosity can prolong life and improve its quality. Ivo Tauriņš has studied the material properties of glass in sound composition. The exhibition also features a robot created by Artis Kuprišs that serves as a performance instrument for the new life from a distance.

The exhibition was on display in Liepaja at the end of 2020, and now it is also available online, adapting the works of art to the virtual environment, thus providing an opportunity to see it to anyone interested, regardless of their location.

Exhibition artists: Diana Lelis, Krista Dintere, Līga Vēliņa, Ieva Vīksne, Ivo Tauriņš, Artis Kuprišs, Paula Vītola, Andrejs Poikāns, Anna Priedola, Maija Demitere, Rogier Jupjin.

The exhibition is produced by ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education and Liepaja University Art Research Laboratory (MPLab).

Exhibition is supported by the Liepaja municipality administration, Kurzeme Planning Region, State Culture Capital Foundation and Liepaja University. The exhibition was created with the support of the European Union program “Creative Europe”, the project “GREEN REVISITED. Encountering Emerging Naturecultures”.

The exhibition in Liepāja, Piltenes Street 5 (entrance from the back of the building), is open to visitors from December 2nd until December 20.

Opening hours:
Wednesday – Friday 14.00 – 19.00
Saturday – Sunday 12.00 – 18.00

A maximum of 6 people can be in the exhibition premises at the same time,
face masks must be worn indoors.

Our understanding of reality comes from external impulses that the brain receives in the form of electrical signals, and the brain uses these signals to construct our “reality.” Neuroscientist David Eagleman studies human perceptions of time using scientific methods to explain why in risky situations we feel that the time moves slower and why, as we get older, we feel the opposite – as if the time moves ever faster.

As the human brain process new experiences and new information slower, we have the feeling that the moment is moving slower. Eglmann compares this process to the processes that take place in computers – when a computer processes information, it does not waste time and energy reprocessing repetitive information. Therefore, for people in childhood, when their days are filled with new experiences and discoveries, time goes relatively slower than in old age, when people do, see, experience the same day of the day.

In order to prolong their lives, people need to stimulate their brains on a daily basis with new experiences, using all the senses available to them. Art can be used to create new experiences.

The works of art on display in the exhibition provide an opportunity to experiment and manipulate space, the environment and perception. Works in which we reflect on our way of life, perception, state of mind, relations with the modern world, environment and various processes. Visitors will see various art research projects that will visualize different processes and show alternative visions of life.

Artists: Paula Vītola, Andrejs Poikāns, Anna Priedola, Maija Demitere, Rogier Jupjin, Diana Lelis, Krista Dintere, Līga Vēlņa, Ieva Vīksne, Ivo Tauriņš.

PLEASE ENJOY OTHER ONLINE EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY MPLAB AND ASTE:

ARS Electronica exhibition in Liepaja: resort.mplab.lv

Group exhibition for private viewing: undeleted.mplab.lv

Foto, video blog: brivs.aste.gallery

The exhibition is created in the context of The New Media Art Week Update BACKUP and is supported by the Creative Europe Programme of European Union, Liepaja city municipality administration, Kurzeme Planning Region, State Culture Capital Foundation and Liepaja University.

New media art week “Update BACKUP” from November 23 to 27 will feature online lectures on 3D prototyping, 3D modeling, speeches by practicing artists and, at the end of the week, the opening of the exhibition and an online experimental concert. Everyone has the opportunity to apply for participation in a workshop, they will learn the basics of laser cutting within 3 days under the guidance of mentors.

Prototyping and DIY is an important tool that allows anyone to develop a low-precision prototype of ideas fast and cheap, which can later be developed to the desired quality of the final product. Prototyping is a very important stage in design thinking.

The artist and researcher Varvara Guljajeva (EE) will share her unique skills in Monday’s lecture. Her work and research is inspired by the social change brought on by the information and technological age.

Next, in Tuesday’s lecture, Krišjānis Rijnieks, a designer, new media artist and Fab Lab activist who currently runs Aalto Fab Lab at Aalto University in Finland, will talk about what Fab Lab really is and how it differs from other types of open workshops, such as hacker rooms, makerspace or open innovation workshop.

Wednesday and Thursday’s program will be based on practical work with a laser cutter, mentor and creative engineer Rogier Jupijn (NL). Participants will learn the first, second and third steps in practical work with a laser cutter to get from an idea to a product.

At the end of the festival on Friday, November 27, the program of the day will include presentations of artists, researchers and practitioners, as well as the opening of the exhibition with an experimental concert. The opening of the exhibition can be watched online.

“Update BACKUP” is for students, artists, researchers, art critics and educators. The whole week’s program is free and will be available online in real time, when participants will also be able to engage in discussions with lecturers and in the archive.

The new media art week “Update BACKUP” in Liepaja is organized by the Art Research Laboratory of Liepaja University, MPLab in cooperation with the association ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education and New Media Culture Center RIXC.

The new media art week “Update BACKUP” is supported by the State Cultural Capital Foundation, Kurzeme Planning Region, Liepāja Culture Board, the European Union program “Creative Europe” and Liepāja University.

Full program and additional information: https://update.mplab.lv

Prepared by: Maija Demitere, maija@mplab.lv, +371 29948430

undeleted.mplab.lv website displays 6 new media artists works that are made specifically for online art gallery. New artists study how experience of exhibition could be passed over to virtual, individual artist work exposition and which can be considered as authentic experience of mediated communication and machine learning era, considering questions of – what stays, what is left behind and what is worth saving?

Sintija Place takes place in this exhibition with her work “Acousmatic Ecosystem”, which represents “forest bathing” in a domestic environment. Artist work involves tools of technology, such as sound and light, simulating interaction with nature, therefore creating opportunity to keep in subconscious, emotional attachment to the process of nature and life, even if nature in future, how we know it, would fade. It is an invitation to close one’s eyes and experience nature; even though it is a virtual representation of nature, it induces a similar spectrum of emotions, one would experience gazing upon frail spots of sunlight that surmount the leafage of a tree and land softly on eyelids.

A sound art composition (audio play) for headphones by Andrejs Poikāns titled “The Garden” is the second work to be exhibited. It is an exploration of voice as the basis of personal identity and a metaphor for its inherent (un-inherent?) and integral nature – both guarding the stability of democracy and individual sanity. Artist uses machine learning voice cloning techniques to fabricate unspoken speech and to gain vocal sounds, that cannot be produced by an embodied vocal mechanism. This can be achieved by using artificial neural networks, that tend to be labeled in the media as the new technology, which will solve the big social, political and ecological problems of the 21st century. In the age of fake news, computer-generated images and videos, the composition indulges listeners to face fragile states of privacy, by letting themselves be guided by a disembodied voice that eventually leads to a mental space where questions on the limits of commodification can be proposed.

Andra Strautina offers to explore her created Liepaja Pet cemetery archives complemented with a special made sound composition. Dana invites exhibition explorers to go for a 945 km long virtual hike across Spain, offering to everyone transfer her experience that was experienced during this challenging process of creating work. Martins Vejs takes part in this exhibition with a kinetic installation called “Light Train”, but Anja Viksne invites to learn body awareness with immersive technology with guided breathing exercises.

Exhibition organised by Art Research Laboratory (MPLab), ASTE – Art, Science, Technology, Education. Supported by Liepaja city municipality administration, Kurzeme Planning Region, State Culture Capital Foundation, Liepaja University.

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The opening of the digital art exhibition “Plastic Nature” will take place on November 8 at 6 PM in Liepaja, Zivju Street 3 (next to the “Rome Garden” gallery). The exhibition is part of the 11th International New Media Art Week UPDATE: Human. Nature. In the exhibition there will be an opportunity to meet all festival guests – media art professors, students, artists from around the world, and curators who strive to enrich the regional art scene with contemporary digital art events.

The exhibition “Plastic Nature” brings together 16 media artists from Latvia, Lithuania, Germany and the Netherlands. In their work – photography, video, animation, virtual reality and immersive sound landscapes – they explore the interplay between human, nature and technology, forcing an appreciation of the natural in human and human in nature.

During the ppening of the exhibition, visitors will see Connected Realities by German artists Seongmin Yuk, Giorgi Gedevanidze and Faidon Gialis, who test the ability of virtual reality to fit into one another’s skin. After the performance, viewers will be free to try the virtual reality system created by Raspberry Pi microcomputers.

The exhibition is free of charge and will be open from November 8 to 24:
Tuesday – Friday 4 PM – 7 PM
Saturday, Sunday 11 AM – 4 PM

New Media Art Week Update: Human. Nature is part of the Green Revisited encountering emerging nature-cultures / green project.

Update: Human. Nature in Liepaja is organized by Art Research Laboratory, MPLab in cooperation with ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education, E-LAB, Center for Electronic Arts, Media and RIXC, Center for New Media Culture.

Update: Human. Nature is supported by State Culture Capital Foundation and the European Union program Creative Europe.

During the European Researchers’ Night at the Art Research Laboratory, MPLab the exhibition “In the Cage of Visions” was open to the public. Exhibition artists: Petras Saulenas, Krista Dintere, Maija Demitere, Signe Pucena, Milda Ziemane, Undine Celitane, Rasma Kroogere, Paula Dille, Uldis Hasner and the project VR not bullies.

Exhibition is supported by State Culture Capital Foundation, VKKF.

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