Agate Lielpētere & Luīze Rukšāne: Zemlja/Earth

𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞̄𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞 & 𝐋𝐮𝐢̄𝐳𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐤𝐬̌𝐚̄𝐧𝐞: 𝐙𝐞𝐦𝐥𝐣𝐚
23. 7.-28. 8. 2025
Galerija Kresija

📍𝐎𝐝𝐩𝐫𝐭𝐣𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞: 𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚, 𝟐𝟑. 𝟕. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟗. 𝐮𝐫𝐢

𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐋𝐉𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐍𝐀 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐎𝐃𝐊𝐀:
𝘗𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘫 𝘬𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘫𝘶 𝘷 𝘰𝘤̌𝘪 – delavnica risanja z Agate Lielpētere in Luīze Rukšāne: 𝐬𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐚, 𝟐𝟔. 𝐣𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐣 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐨𝐝 𝟏𝟎. 𝐝𝐨 𝟏𝟐. 𝐮𝐫𝐞, primerno za vse starosti, predhodno znanje risanja ni potrebno

Voden ogled razstave z umetnicama: 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐤, 𝟐𝟗. 𝐣𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐣 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟖. 𝐮𝐫𝐢

Če se osredotočamo na »kulturo« v agrikulturi, govorimo o skrbi in negovanju, vendar nas globalizacija in naraščajoče povpraševanje silita, da se širimo v naravna okolja. V učinkovitost usmerjeno kmetijstvo zmanjšuje prisotnost avtohtonih sort na zemlji, za katero skrbimo – rastlin, ki so postale del naše kulture in identitete.

Naslov razstave 𝘡𝘦𝘮𝘭𝘫𝘢 zaobjema vse pomene besede – prst, zemlja, košček zemlje, naš košček zemlje, naš planet. Obeležuje pot, ki nas vodi od mikroorganizmov do planetarne ravni. Umetnici nas vabita, da raziščemo, kam v tej verigi spadamo in kakšen je naš odnos z njo. Kakšen vonj ima naša prst? Kaj raste v njej? Kaj so v njej gojili naši stari starši? Kako jo negujemo mi? Odgovori na ta vprašanja ponujajo vpogled ne le v naše prakse kmetovanja, temveč tudi v kulturni okvir naše identitete. Z razumevanjem svoje prsti in zemlje se lahko nekaj naučimo tudi o svojih koreninah. Umetnici se, ne da bi se menili za velike pripovedi o nacionalni pripadnosti, osredotočita na manjše enote zemlje in prevprašujeta identiteto kot intimno stvarnost.

𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞̄𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞 (Latvija, 1995) je vizualna umetnica, ki živi in dela v Ljubljani. Diplomirala je iz umetnosti in humanistike (grafična umetnost) na Latvijski akademiji za umetnost. Lielpētere je pripravila šest samostojnih razstav v Rigi in Ljubljani ter sodelovala na številnih skupinskih razstavah doma in v tujini, med drugim v Ljubljani, Londonu, Rigi in Tokiu, razstavljala pa je tudi v Moderni galeriji v Ljubljani ter Centru za sodobno umetnost Kim? in Latvijskem centru za sodobno umetnost v Latviji. Njena dela so vključena v Zuzansovo zasebno zbirko sodobne umetnosti. Njena umetniška dela lahko opišemo kot subtilno humorna s fokusom na družbeni narativ in vprašanja identitete.

𝐋𝐮𝐢̄𝐳𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐤𝐬̌𝐚̄𝐧𝐞 (Latvija, 1995) se kot vizualna umetnica ukvarja predvsem z risbo, ki jo odlikuje občutljivost za površino, svetlobo in čustveno razpoloženje. V svojih delih z obravnavo tem spomina, časa in domačnosti oblikuje pretanjene razmisleke o osebni in kolektivni zgodovini.
Rukšāne je diplomirala na Latvijski akademiji za umetnost in trenutno študira na Visoki šoli za oblikovanje v Hamburgu. Njena samostojna razstava 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (2024) je bila deležna priznanja kritikov in zmagala po izboru občinstva v okviru Purvītisove nagrade 2025, najprestižnejše latvijske nagrade za vizualno umetnost. Sodelovala je na razstavah po vsej Evropi, njena dela pa so vključena v zbirke Latvijskega nacionalnega muzeja umetnosti, fundacije VV in zasebnih zbirk.

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐧 raziskuje in oblikuje strategije ter akcije za razvoj kulturno-ustvarjalnega sektorja, hkrati pa podpira mlade ustvarjalce na začetku njihove profesionalne poti. Z razstavo 𝘡𝘦𝘮𝘭𝘫𝘢 želi krepiti povezave med ustvarjalnima scenama Balkana in Baltika.

Razstava je nastala s podporo Latvijske državne fundacije za kulturo.

Naslovna podoba: 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦̄𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘓𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘢 / 36 𝘹 51 𝘤𝘮; 𝘚𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘫𝘶; 2024
𝘓𝘶𝘪̄𝘻𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘬𝘴̌𝘢̄𝘯𝘦, 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘢 𝘰 𝘱𝘴𝘶, 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘯𝘪 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘶 / 120 𝘹 100 𝘤𝘮; 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘫𝘦 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘯𝘶; 2024
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𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞̄𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞 & 𝐋𝐮𝐢̄𝐳𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐤𝐬̌𝐚̄𝐧𝐞: 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡
23. 7.-28. 8. 2025
Kresija Gallery

📍𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝟕 𝐩𝐦

𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:
𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦 – drawing workshop with Agate Lielpētere and Luīze Rukšāne: 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟔 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐦–𝟏𝟐 𝐩𝐦,all ages welcome, no prior drawing skills necessary

Guided tour of the exhibition with the artists: 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟗 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝟔 𝐩𝐦

When focusing on the ‘culture’ in agriculture, we talk about caring or tending, yet globalisation and growing demands push us to expand into natural environments. Efficiency-driven farming reduces the presence of native varieties in the land we care for—plants that have become part of our culture and identity.

The exhibition’s title ‘𝘡𝘦𝘮𝘭𝘫𝘢’ considers the meanings of the word: soil, earth, a piece of land, our piece of land, our planet. It marks a path that leads us from microorganisms to a planetary scale. The two artists invite us to explore where we belong in this chain, and what our relationship with it is. How does our soil smell? What grows in it? What did our grandparents grow in it? How do we tend to it? The answers to these questions offer insight not only into our agricultural practices but also into the cultural framework of our identity. By understanding our soil and land, we can also learn something about our roots. Ignoring grand narratives of national belonging, the artists zoom into smaller units of land, questioning identity as an intimate reality.

𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞̄𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞 (b. 1995, Latvia) is a visual artist living and working in Ljubljana. She holds a BA in Arts and Humanities (graphic art) from the Art Academy of Latvia. She has held six solo exhibitions in Riga and Ljubljana, and has participated in numerous group exhibitions both locally and abroad, including Ljubljana, London, Riga and Tokyo, exhibiting, e.g., in Moderna galerija in Slovenia and Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, and the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art in Latvia. Her work is included in the Zuzāns private collection of contemporary art. Lielpētere’s artistic work can be described as subtly humorous, focusing on social narratives and questions of identity.

𝐋𝐮𝐢̄𝐳𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐤𝐬̌𝐚̄𝐧𝐞 (b. 1995, Latvia) is a visual artist working primarily with drawing, distinguished by its sensitivity to surface, light, and emotional tone. Her work navigates themes of memory, time, and domesticity, offering subtle reflections on personal and collective histories.
Rukšāne holds a BA from the Art Academy of Latvia and is currently studying at HFBK Hamburg. Her solo exhibition 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (2024) received critical acclaim and won the public vote for the 2025 Purvītis Prize, Latvia’s most prestigious visual art award. She has participated in exhibitions across Europe, and her work is included in the collections of the Latvian National Museum of Art, the VV Foundation, and private collections.

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐧 is researching and developing strategies and actions for the development of the cultural and creative sector, as well as supporting young creators at the beginning of their professional paths. With the ‘𝘡𝘦𝘮𝘭𝘫𝘢’ exhibition, Poligon aims to strengthen ties between the creative scenes of the Balkans and the Baltics.

The exhibition is supported by Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation.

Cover Image: 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦̄𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦: 𝘓𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘢 / 36 𝘹 51 𝘤𝘮; 𝘚𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘫𝘶 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳; 2024
𝘓𝘶𝘪̄𝘻𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘬𝘴̌𝘢̄𝘯𝘦: 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘨, 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 / 120 𝘹 100 𝘤𝘮; 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴; 2024