How does art help us see power dynamics? How can it become a space for dialogue on issues of concern to society? Whose voices are heard in the public sphere – and whose experiences remain unseen?
📅 Thursday, 8 October, 6.00 p.m.
🎟️ Admission: Exhibition entry ticket with prior registration
Zuzeum members can enter the event for free.
🗣️ The event will be held in Latvian.
On 8 October, a few days after the Saeima elections, Zuzeum invites you to a discussion on the relationship between art, power, and civic participation. How does art help us see power dynamics? How can it become a space for dialogue on issues of concern to society? Whose voices are heard in the public sphere – and whose experiences remain unseen?
For Sandra Krastiņa, painting has long been a way of reflecting on power – who exercises it, how it manifests itself, and what it leaves unseen. In Solveiga Vasiļjeva’s work, sculpture often becomes a way of exploring invisible forces, power relations and structures of the world. In her works, balance is often only apparent – a single movement can alter the established structure.
The discussion will also address issues of gender equality, human rights and civic participation. How do diverse experiences and voices find their way into the public sphere? How do politics and culture shape the issues we discuss as a society? And what role does art play in these processes?
The discussion will feature artists Sandra Krastiņa and Solveiga Vasiļjeva, as well as Beata Jonite, Head of the Advocacy Department at Centrs MARTA, and art historian Astrīda Rogule.
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