Two exhibitions – “TT” and “Répercussion” were presented on the occasion of opening of the new gallery “Atletika” during Vilnius Gallery Weekend on the first weekend of September 2019.
„TT“
What is darkness and “underground” (in the broad sense) in phenomena such as “fake news”, mystification, anxiety, “dark side”, conspiracy theories, black humor, tricksterism. The viewer is encouraged to try to grasp or imagine the core of darkness. But all these topics are perceived without didactics and preaching, and as inevitable reflections of the phenomena and problems of the present world. Critical approach is important here, but not essential, so we suggest to forget everything you were expecting.
TT has multiple meanings. It is a crying emoticon (vertical dashes for tears and horizontal for eyes) and an abbreviation for trending topic. TT is the most popular song of the most popular KPOP girl band “Twice” of South Korea. The song is especially loved by meme makers of internet forums. Looking from further away TT is similar to Pi (the infinite number). TT is two unfinished crosses. TT is an abbreviation in Tartar language. And so on.
Participants: Tomas Daukša, Justė Venclovaitė, Robertas Narkus, Aistė Viršulytė, Rokas Dovydėnas, Vitalij Červiakov, Rūtenė Merkliopaitė, Adomas Danusevičius, Darius Žiūra.
Curator: Danutė Gambickaitė
“Répercussion”
“Répercussion” is a video by artist Andrés Padilla Domene, which invites to follow the journey in search for sonic signs in a territory of historical geological events. “65 million years ago, a rock of unknown origin travelled through space to percute the Earth to put an end to three quarters of the life on the planet. At the region of the impact, a group of searchers venture into the darkness of a Mayan cave to explore the acoustics of the place. They set in a strange technical ritual to evoque the cosmic crash.”
“Atletika” is a new contemporary art space at the cultural centre “Sodas 2123”. The gallery presents emerging and acclaimed artists from Lithuania and abroad. Its exhibition programme is open to experimentation, exploration of new processes in art and ideas of various directions.
Cultural centre “Sodas 2123” is a self-governed community based space, which unites tens of creators and researchers of different fields, with practices based on experimentation, developing of unexpected formats and responding to the latest cultural, social, geopolitical, ecological issues. “Sodas 2123” will provide workshops and equipment for a variety of art disciplines, and each resident of the complex will be open for sharing, learning and craftsmanship. “Sodas 2123” is operated by Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association.
Exhibitions are on view until 27 September 2019 at “Atletika” gallery (Vitebsko 21, Vilnius) by appointment, tel. +37060314257.
Designer: Laura Grigaliūnaitė
Photography: Arturas Valiauga
Organiser: Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association
Sponsors: Lithuanian Council for Culture and Vilnius City Municipality
