Curator: Solvita Krese
04/09/2010 - 11/09/2010
Upīša Pasāža, Berga Bazārs, Miera iela, Baznīcas iela, Vecrīga, Spīķeri, Andrejsala, VEF.
From September 4 to 11, the contemporary art festival SURVIVAL KIT 2 took place in Riga, organized for the second year by the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art. Over the course of a week, more than 70 participants of the festival offered exhibitions, creative workshops, lectures, film programs, performances, as well as activities in the urban environment in Upīša Passage, Berga Bazar, Miera un Baznīcas Street, Vecrīga, Spīķeri, Andrejsala and VEF.
Created as a reaction to the changes brought by the economic crisis, SURVIVAL KIT 2 offered scenarios for how to cope with the shifts caused by the modern world, combining art, creative approach and experience from other fields. "SURVIVAL KIT 2 is an attempt to prove that with small funds and mutual cooperation it is possible to positively influence the environment in which we live, that we ourselves can create our own ideal city," says curator Solvita Krese.
The festival started on September 4 at 19:00, when more than 30 exhibitions opened their doors: the impressive video installation "Flooded McDonald's" by the Danish artist group Superflex (kim?, Maskavas iela 12), Swiss artist Patrick Graf's cardboard world "Being human" (Marijas iela 16), Krišs Zilgalvis installation for the excess energy district "Steam room" (Berga bazar, Elizabetes iela), Katrina Neiburga film "Atkāzas" (Marijas iela 16), Ēriks Bozis photography exhibition "Artis" (Tinto, Elizabates iela 61), group exhibitions "Navel link " (Nabaklab, Z. Meierovica bulvāris 12) and "Survival Sale" (Taka, Miera iela 10), and many others.
In the course of the evening, several unique art actions took place: the French artist Benjamin Sabatier created a world map in nail art (at 21:00 – 24:00, Miera iela 39), Aigars Bikše invited to participate in the show "Kura te nav aita?" (all night, Z. Meierovica bulvāris 12), the Latvian Performances association led the performance show "The Apartment" (Miera iela 16 -21), Margita Zālīte went on a sound tour of Riga "Musical catafalque", the Nomadi association involved all of the E. Birznieka Upīša street in telling stories – Upīša Street – "Stories of Gray Asphalt" (18:00 - 22:00), while at the far end of Andrejsala, the light installation "9 Lives" awaited visitors (all night, Andrejostas Street 6).
From lunch until late in the evening, children and adults had the opportunity to participate in various creative workshops: "Birds in Andrejsala" (12:00 – 15:00, Andrejostas iela 4); "Swear to me!" (14:00 - 15:00, Satori, Lāčpleša iela 31), Muhamora glass workshop, (20:00 - 01:00, Miera iela 39); Baba's jewelry workshop (18:00 - 24:00, Baznīcas iela 37).
Creative shops/cafes/hairdressers Lira (Baznīcas 8) also awaited visitors with entertaining programs SURVIVAL KIT 2; Tasha (Miera iela 19); Miit (10 Lāčplēša iela); The Black Beak (Miera iela 39); XX century (Miera 39); Dad Cafe (Miera 17). On the other hand, Dirty Deal Cafe (19:30 – 24:00, Maskavas 12 k. 2) had the opportunity to watch the film program of the German artist Izabella Spengler.
SURVIVAL KIT 2 artists:
Mari Aaltonen (FI), Markus Ambach (DE), Vera Arjoma (FI), Baba, Babette, Arnis Balčus, Pauls Bankovskis, Rihards Bargais, Māris Bērziņš, Aigars Bikše, Gunārs Bībers, Linda Blanka, Mārtiņš Blanks, Aigars Borneo, Ēriks Božis, Pavel Braila (DE/MD), Kristians Brekte, Brigāde, Nataša Burliko, Izolde Cēsniece, Daba (Mārtiņš Dāboliņš), Dad Cafe, Daiļi, Elīna Eihmane, Jānis Filipovičs, Miķelis Fišers, Gerhard Friedl (DE), Jose Javier Manzur Garcia, Give Us Work, Patrick Graf (CH), Marta Ģibiete, Lukáš Hájek (CZ), Semjons Haņins un teksta grupa Orbīta, Kirils Himičevs, Ciprian Homorodean (FR/RO), James C. Hopkins (US), Laura Horelli (DE), Pie Humberta, Patrick Jambon (DE), Toms Jansons, Valdis Jansons, Guntis Jasotis, Atis Jēkabsons, Dāvis Kaņepe, Flo Kasearu (EE), Kirils Kirasirovs, Ilva Kļaviņa, Romans Korovins, Rob van Kranenburg (NL), Reinhard Krehl (DE), (K)riteņbraucēji, Kate Krolle, Daiga Krūze, Maija Kurševa, Brigitta Kuster (DE), Nina Lassila (DE), Anda Lāce, Līga Laurenoviča, Antoine Lefebvre (FR), Kārlis Lesiņš, Kaspars Lielgalvis, Lita Liepa, Lira, Elise Makitalo (FI), Moise Merlin Mabouna (DE), Haralds Matulis, biedrība Mākslas telpa (Inese Baranovska, Diāna Dimza – Dimme, Daiga Dupate, Inga Lāce) Una Meiberga, Inga Meldere, Angela Melitopoulos (DE), Melnais knābis, Laura Meļķe, Miit, Eléonore de Montesquiou (FR/DE), Muhamors, Sanita Muižniece, Nabaklab, Katrīna Neiburga, Ansis Nikolovskis, Jēkabs Nīmanis, radošā apvienība Nomadi (Krista Burāne, Mārtiņš Eihe), Tanja Ostojic (DE), Ingrīda Pičukāne, Renāte Pablaka, Elita Patmalniece, studija Peahen (Patricija Brekte, Madara Makare, Kristīne Kušnere), Philip Pedersen (FI), Latvijas Performances mākslas savienība (Zane Matule, Gatis Vectirāns, Ilze Treimane, Laura Zvilna), Petra Petileta (CZ/LV), Elīna Poikāne, Zdeněk Porcal (CZ), Rosa von Praunheim (DE), Laura Prikule, Krists Pudzens, Sanita Pušpure, Janne Rahkila (FI), Santa Remere, Emīls Rode, Baņuta Rubess, David Rych (DE), Benjamin Sabatier (FR), Krišs Salmanis, ¼ Satori, Katrīna Sauškina, Evamaria Schaller (AT), Meggie Schneider (DE), starpnozaru mākslas grupa Serde (Signe Pucena, Uģis Pucens, Ieva Vītola), Ineta Sipunova, Isabell Spengler (DE), Laura Stasiulyte (LT), SUPERFLEX (DK), Apolonija Sustersic (NL/SI), Modris Svilāns, Maksims Šenteļevs, Dāvids Šilters, Ilmārs Šlāpins, Irina Špičaka, Rasa Šulca, Taka, Pilar Talavera (PE), Tasty, Taša, Tinto, Iveta Vaivode, Ilze Vanaga, Steve Vanoni (US), Iliāna Veinberga, Ieva Veita, Simona Veilande, Oskars Veilands, Toms Veilands, Sabīne Vekmane, Eva Vēvere, Paivi Viinikainen (FI), Gitte Villesen (DE/DK), Andris Vītoliņš, Margita Zālīte, Zane Zajančkauska, Laura Ziemele, Krišs Zilgalvis un galerija Noass, Juris Zvirgzdiņš, XX Gadsimts.
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