The white wall seen through the empty frame adds to an antiseptic atmosphere. A fluorescent light placed conspicuously in front of the object suggests being in a workplace with an object still under construction. But as one gets closer, the more or less ethereal quality of an empty frame waiting to be completed changes drastically. Grey, textured surfaces, grainy and worn appear all over the frame; right behind it one discovers traces of the remains of an organic being. At this point the fluorescent light transforms this ‘workplace’ into a stage or podium.
Stefan M
Evita Vasiļjeva (1985) was born in Riga. Recently she has finished her two-year residency program De Ateliers in Amsterdam. She is mainly a sculptor, who is not limited to a physical material. Video, performance or shaping the thinking can be extensions of her material. Her solo/duo shows include Monograms, VitaKuben, Umea, Sweden (2014), Parallel to Vertical, kim? Contemporary Art Centre, Riga, Latvia (2013), Indian Summer, duo exhibition with Frederique Pissuise, Gallery Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2013). Group shows: Lily’s Pool, Art in General, New York, USA (2015), NF Presenteert: Vrom Ee tot Be tot Zie tot D, P/////AKT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2014), Vortex, Garage’s Project Space, Moscow, Russia (2014). She has occasionally performed with Frederique Pissuise in Based On a True Story, Kafana Box Office, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2012), Acting is my nature, EEA studio building, Beelitz, Germany (2012). Evita was one of the co-founders of independent artist-run space Last Minute Group in Amsterdam (2011-2012), where they curated experimental group shows. Since 2009 Evita Vasiļjeva lives and works in Amsterdam.
Support: State Culture Capital Foundation, VKN.
Nothing Lost, Nothing Found
Evita Vasiļjeva
21.06. – 22.07.2016
427 Gallery
Stabu street 70, LV-1009, Rīga
