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EPISODES ABOUT NOT KNOWING HOW IT WILL BE

Southeastern Louisiana University Contemporary Art Gallery, Louisiana (US)

October 17 - November 13, 2024

The exhibition is supported by Latvian Culture Capital fund, Southeastern Louisiana University, The Southeastern Louisiana University Contemporary Art Gallery

“Episodes About Not Knowing” by Līga Spunde originally was designed as a poetic digital artwork divided into several episodes offering thoughts and visions of the future expressed through fictional characters: an adventurous optimist, a weary pessimist, a data analyst, an esotericist and an artist. In 2024, the project has been expanded including a new character - a Latvian, who among other characters, is featured in the exhibition at the Southeastern Louisiana University Contemporary Art Gallery. The work emphasizes the lack of stability behind the current conditions in which we live. Meanwhile, the sometimes clichéd nature of the characters, created by Līga Spunde, symbolizes a collective state of mind in times of uncertainty, where we tend to fall back on archetypes, often adopting thoughts and feelings that are stereotypical.

Curated by Maija Rudovska

The texts of characters produced by Līga Spunde and Klāvs Mellis.