The images in Aistė Kirvelytė’s exhibition are impressions caused by the flow of information. However, these are not just random quick flashes, but rather imprints formed by the force of pressure. The artist uses images, single frames, or fragments from various information sources. They are combined, overlaid, and manipulated. Her paintings highlight the rewriting of narratives, wordplay, the paradoxical nature of titles and names, and the concept of creating collective memory.
Among the themes and motifs of the exhibition are: the misleading location signs in Ukraine to confuse the enemy; the story of a sinking warship and its cover-up in the Russian media; the inadequate relationship between the actual catastrophe and the senseless debate about “de-escalation of the war”; the “patriotic upbringing” of children and the peculiarities of religious morality in a terrorist state.
The exhibition is included in the programme of the Vilnius Gallery Weekend.
Organiser: Pamėnkalnio Gallery.
Sponsors: Lithuanian Council for Culture, Lithuanian Artists’ Association.
