A postmodern human being, increasingly distant from their own nature, wanders in a simulated reality, where it is increasingly difficult to recognise what is real and what is not. When reality no longer contains the past, nostalgia takes on its true meaning. It testifies to an absence, a longing for something that may never have existed. The ‘Wailing’ invites us to linger in this liminal state – between the present, the past and the future, where time turns into reflection.
The installation is set up in the centre of the gallery. Its form conveys the idea of cycle, repetition and return. Sound, moving in a circle, is layered like a ceremonial choreography, enveloping space and the body. This form becomes not only architectural but also internal – the silent presence in the centre allows one to hear what is usually muted.
The table is not merely a solid object, but a spatially dispersed structure that echoes the patterns of fabrics, becoming a ritual grounding point. The surface is covered with handmade cloths – fragments of the artist’s family heritage, bringing personal and collective memory into the installation as a whole. This material memory speaks of how traditions endure even when their form changes.
The sonic part of the installation was created in collaboration with sound artist Viltė Gustytė. The pre-recorded voices, produced by artificial intelligence, replicate the rhythms of human speech – pauses, breaths, micro-silences. The voices sound close, familiar, as if sorrowful, but at the same time strangely distant. These acoustics introduce ambiguity: between the mechanical and the emotional, between the replicated and the sensed.
Being inside the installation becomes an experience in which the authenticity of the voice loses its clear boundaries. The juxtaposition of the corporeal and the disembodied, the animate and the simulated forms a subtle tension – an inner reverberation that merges with the overall atmosphere of the installation. The yellow light destroys the contours, the mirrored surfaces split the space, and the fluttering fabrics create a dreamscape – not a narrative, but a state of mind. The silence here takes form, the voice – a distance that still reaches out. Through textiles, light, sound and their interplay, a fabric of temporality is formed, linking past, present and future – not through narrative, but through presence. In this installation, being “here” becomes a silent practice – a chance to hear what remains hanging in the air.
Sound: Viltė Gustytė.
Lights: Adomas Kaikaris.
Installation: Kazimieras Sližys.
Organiser: Pamėnkalnio Gallery.
The project is financed by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, Vilnius City, Lithuanian Artists’ Association.
Partner: Heliopolis.
