Europe is facing a deepening demographic crisis, where a declining population and an aging society are no longer just statistical indicators but an existential challenge. Laura Dzērve’s exhibition “Baltic Threads: Loss” addresses this painful and often uncomfortable reality in the tactile language of textile art. The artist poses questions about our generation’s choices: whether to be witnesses to the decline or to try to influence processes that question the long-term sustainability of communities.
Laura Dzērve (b. 1995) graduated from the Art Academy of Latvia and furthered her studies at Falmouth University in the UK. In her work, she synthesizes Baltic textile traditions with contemporary visual language. She is interested in sharp social problems and the survival of traditions in a changing time.
