The exhibition ‘Avian Milk’ by ‘COSMIC Industries of Tomorrow’ is opening on the 3rd of December at 6 PM at the VAA gallery ‘Artifex’ (Gaono str. 1, Vilnius).
consider the magnificent satellite… how it shimmers amongst the stars. what a marvelous creature.
the cold, unforgiving space poses many dangers to our little friend. there are asteroid storms, explosions, implosions, the occasional force gravitationnelle— and, of course, the vast, vast emptiness to traverse. it is a daunting task indeed.
and yet, there he goes.
Rytojaus KOSMO Industrijos (Eng. COSMIC Industries of Tomorrow, further shortened as RKI) was established in 2023 with the ongoing goal of perpetuating Lithuania’s status as a SPACE NATION. Geopolitically, Lithuania became a SPACE NATION in 2014; however, spatially, this status dates back about a thousand years earlier (author’s note: planet EARTH is part of SPACE).
Today, RKI boasts achievements such as a successful business trip to the Moon by the Puntukas boulder, the return of Juozas Mikėnas’ monumental swallows, and, of course, the most famous: the liberation of the EARTH satellite PAUKŠČIŲ-PIENAS-321 (Eng. avian-milk-321) toward the boundless horizons of space. With these missions, and many more to follow, the team at RKI aims to build upon Lithuania’s magnificent history and expand the country’s borders—this time, upwards.
1.68 light-years away, the satellite, having escaped Earth’s orbit, broadcasts a message to an unknown receiver near the event horizon.
“We have to keep going tomorrow.
Good news is, I’ll be going with you <3”
Enterprise Info:
Management Board: A.A., A.S., E.S.
Contacts: rytojaus.kosmo.industrijos@gmail.com
Seed Capital: hopes and dreams
Rating: 10/10
p.s. with boundless love,
Rytojaus KOSMO Industrijos
Erikas Siliuk (1996) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores ideological narratives, their constructs, and artifacts. The artist’s practice focuses on the ideologization of history and the discourses surrounding collective memory, primarily using analogue and digital photography, archival materials, and historical documents.
Algis Sprindžiūnas (1997) is an artist whose practice examines the relationship between the virtual and sensory worlds, exploring the search for authenticity in contemporary life. He is interested in philosophical questions that arise in liminal spaces—between the physical and digital, and between established truths and overlooked alternatives.
Austėja Azguridytė (1998) is an interdisciplinary artist who incorporates painting and photography in her work. She has an extensive background in graphic design and illustration. Her artistic research explores themes of corporeality, tactility, and subjective human experience.
Curated by Viltė Barbora Vilūnaitė
Photography: @LightStrokePhoto (Valerija Semeniuk, Justas Gulbinovičius)
