Artist Gallery

Born in 1970 in Riga, Latvia.
Lives and works in Riga

Education

1992-1998 Latvian Academy of Art, Textile art department
1996 1 month studies at Vantaa design school (FIN)
1986-1990 Riga Applied Art school, Fashion design department

Solo exhibitions/Performances

2001 During Hanza days in Zwolle, Netherlands, shows of the audiovisual project "Port" in collaboration with Ojars Apinis.

2000 Shows of the audiovisual project "Port" in Riga (Latvia) cinema hall 'Daile' and Gmund, Alte Burg (Austria). In collaboration with Ojars Apinis.

1999 'Above the tunnel' exhibition in Gastatelier Maltator, Gmund (Austria)

1992 'Textile & sculptures' in Riga building of Reitern and Jekabpils museum (Latvia) in collaboration with Vija Dzintare

Selected group exhibitions

2001 Tallinn Applied Art Triennal (Estonia) 'Obsession'. ('Clouds at the temperature of absolute zero')
2001 'European Literature Express' in Riga, suburb Bolderaja, curator Vladimir Jakushonok (audiovisual project 'Part of the Port' in collaboration with Ojars Apinis)
2000 Exhibition 'Things' curator Mara Traumane (project 'Karma Sin' in collaboration with Ojars Apinis)
2001 'Riga in Contemporary Art' at Riga Artists union gallery. Installation 'Heartbeat'
2000 'Riga in Contemporary Art' at Riga Artists union gallery. Installation 'Clouds above the city'
1997 'Fabric+Idea' textile art exhibition in Riga Applied art museum
1996 'Experimental textile' at Madona museum (Latvia)
1995 'European textile art' at Horby (Sweden)
1995 'Saviesi' applied art exhibition at Riga building Mencendorf
1994 'Winter apples' applied art exhibition at Riga museum of Nature
1993 'Gobelens' at Riga museum of G.Skilters

Grants
1999 KulturKontakt Austria, grant in the artist residencies programme

About my work:

Brief ideas

The main idea of my work is to approach the temptation of an unattainable ideal.
People are always trying to create some kind of ideal structures, systems, plants, plans, cities.
Actually, an ideal model does not exist - ideal is emptiness.
Keeping in mind the beauty of the empty space, I make forms like skins or membranes.
Objects are placed hanging in space to achieve the effect of frozen movement, or that of a flying colour mass.

Technique

As my working material I use recycled things such as plastic bottles, plastic bags, paper, old advertising materials and films from the press. I weave or melt them together to mix in several layers and give them a new outlook, quite different from their original.

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