The title of the exhibition Shifts proposes a multi-layer dialogue on the concept of environmental art and its multiple interpretations. Simultaneously, ‘shifts’ describes the transformation undergone by the former Department of Interior Design and Decoration of Art Academy of Latvia founded by Voldemārs Šusts in 1964, currently known as Department of Environmental Art.
Through interaction with the ideas presented at the show, the viewer can also become acquainted with a vast range of artistic devices. While accentuating the diversity of the artistic process and exploring various methods of research, including transference of the physical to the digital environment and incorporation of virtual and enhanced realities, as well as systems created in the data realm, the artists touch upon an extensive array of personally and socially relevant subjects.
The X, Y, Z parameters, time and thought: these components reveal the fluidity of the world. The existing boundaries and the currently defined space are subjected to re-examination every second. Experience serves as inspiration for an abundance of ever-new combinations, demonstrating the diverse potential of a single point of departure.
The contributing artists are lecturers and students of environmental art at the Art Academy of Latvia.