‘Decolonial Ecologies’ aims to explore the complex entanglements of postcolonial and postsocialist imprints in contemporary society and culture in the Baltics and its neighbouring regions through the prism of environmental history and environmental changes, and the current ecological crisis. The exhibition is at Riga Art Space from 2 November 2022 – 15 January 2023.
The exhibition, curated by Ieva Astahovska and organised by the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA), brings to the fore various themes related to social, political and ecological change, relations between humans and the environment, as well as on nature and culture in our past, present and possible future. Its topics include the legacy of the past, the meaning and experience of place, issues of identity and belonging, complex memory discourses, landscapes of diverse technologically political infrastructures, ecological thinking as part of and social practices, and alternative strategies to tackle the challenges of the environmental crisis and climate change.
The exhibition invites us thinking on environmental issues in an integrated way – through an ecological and ecosystem perspective, reminding us that we are part of a complex set of biosystems with a constant flow of energy and information that continues to change and think about new ecologies and ecosystems. Thus, it aims to remind us that we’re part of a much greater ecosystem, in which there is exchange of information and energy, which continues to change, and therefore makes one ponder novel ecosystems, which fundamentally differ from the previous ones, due to human influence.
“Decolonial Ecologies” at Riga Art Space
2 November 2022 – 15 January 2023
Participating artists: Linda Boļšakova, Maija Demitere, Vika Eksta, Anna Griķe, Inga Erdmane, Diana Lelonek, Quinsy Gario, Maria Kapajeva, Haralds Matulis, Francisco Martinez, Anna Shkodenko, Darja Popolitova, Viktor Gurov, Līga Spunde, Rasa Šmite & Raitis Šmits, Aurelija Maknytė, Olia Mykhailiuk.
Curator: Ieva Astahovska
Riga Art Space
Kungu iela 3
Centra rajons
Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia
