travels, wanders, ... (Vilnius)
from the north
a sound-walk from the northest place of Vilnius to its heart in the city center.
04’30”
photopolymer, monotype, 1/1 print
2023
04’30”
photopolymer, monotype, 1/1 print
2023
“virš galvos skrido dešimtys lėktuvų
nors tai beveik Vilniaus riba
ties Kalvarijomis pylė lietus
slėpėmės nuo jo po medžiu miške
ėjimas buvo ilgas
be galo ilgas”
nors tai beveik Vilniaus riba
ties Kalvarijomis pylė lietus
slėpėmės nuo jo po medžiu miške
ėjimas buvo ilgas
be galo ilgas”
“lots of planes were flying over our heads
even if it is almost the end of Vilnius
around Kalvarijos there was pouring rain
we hid in the forest under a tree
the walk was long
endlessly long”
even if it is almost the end of Vilnius
around Kalvarijos there was pouring rain
we hid in the forest under a tree
the walk was long
endlessly long”
streets of Vilnius
In this project I chose people that are connected to me and art and I asked
them to say the first street in Vilnius that came to their mind.
While collecting the answers, I noticed that in many cases those who have developed a strong connection to the city, choose a street that is not completely random - they choose a street that is rather meaningful to them - where they have lived, where they studied, where a lot has happened. That is why those streets are more special to me, because they are no longer random, but personal. These streets seem like a personal memory, personal opening to the other.
Interview with national TV “Artist Emilija Zakarauskaitė, who captures the stories of the streets of Vilnius: for me, walking seems to be the most important and most valuable“: https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000328199/vilniaus-gatviu-istorijas-iamzinanti-menininke-emilija-zakarauskaite-man-svarbus-ir-labiausiai-vertingas-atrodo-ejimas
them to say the first street in Vilnius that came to their mind.
While collecting the answers, I noticed that in many cases those who have developed a strong connection to the city, choose a street that is not completely random - they choose a street that is rather meaningful to them - where they have lived, where they studied, where a lot has happened. That is why those streets are more special to me, because they are no longer random, but personal. These streets seem like a personal memory, personal opening to the other.
Interview with national TV “Artist Emilija Zakarauskaitė, who captures the stories of the streets of Vilnius: for me, walking seems to be the most important and most valuable“: https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000328199/vilniaus-gatviu-istorijas-iamzinanti-menininke-emilija-zakarauskaite-man-svarbus-ir-labiausiai-vertingas-atrodo-ejimas
along the threads / windward
“Exploring Vilnius: Along the Threads / Windward” is a project that questions how mapping and personal measurement can be perceived, and also a project based on walking as a method to make the works happen. I choose walking because it allows time to pass naturally, without speeding it up, so that I can better empathise with my surroundings and be more attentive to the details of the city, to allow coincidence(s) to happen.
“Observ(ing) Vilnius: Along the Threads” is a set of maps of my walks from 1st September to 31st November, which also includes the walks from Vitalij Červiakov's “Walking Club” and the “Wandering laboratory” lecture, the walks from Rūta Spelskytė’s Flaneur and Derive lecture, some of the walks from the symposium “Walking is still Honest*”, and the piece “A Year with the Meadows” by Darren O'Brien. The transparency of the work allows to reflect on the layered nature of time and the map as cutting through the city.
Meanwhile, the piece “Exploring Vilnius: Windward” is a 16-day observation of the wind direction, walking daily according to the direction of the wind and noting (conspecting) the circumstances. The project is an attempt to get to know Vilnius better, by observing and getting to know not only myself, but also my city.
I was inspired by symbol, showing wind direction (windbarb) in vejas.akl.lt website (it is a map of Lithuania cutout from the map of the Europe in https://www.wetterzentrale.de/en/topkarten.php, and used it in my artwork, as well as the symbol (re)appearing in my website as well.
“Observ(ing) Vilnius: Along the Threads” is a set of maps of my walks from 1st September to 31st November, which also includes the walks from Vitalij Červiakov's “Walking Club” and the “Wandering laboratory” lecture, the walks from Rūta Spelskytė’s Flaneur and Derive lecture, some of the walks from the symposium “Walking is still Honest*”, and the piece “A Year with the Meadows” by Darren O'Brien. The transparency of the work allows to reflect on the layered nature of time and the map as cutting through the city.
Meanwhile, the piece “Exploring Vilnius: Windward” is a 16-day observation of the wind direction, walking daily according to the direction of the wind and noting (conspecting) the circumstances. The project is an attempt to get to know Vilnius better, by observing and getting to know not only myself, but also my city.
I was inspired by symbol, showing wind direction (windbarb) in vejas.akl.lt website (it is a map of Lithuania cutout from the map of the Europe in https://www.wetterzentrale.de/en/topkarten.php, and used it in my artwork, as well as the symbol (re)appearing in my website as well.