THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ANNEMARIJA GULBE, ANNA ANSONE AND KRIŠJĀNIS ELVIKS COMBINES PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION AND PERFORMANCE MEDIA.
Just like the experience of thirst at the seashore, where water is present but does not allow to satisfy one’s need for it, the vibrant images of social media can arouse a desire that cannot be fulfilled through virtual contact. Thirst accompanied by the rhythmic sound of waves, by the repetitive touches of a smartphone screen. The image constructed by the artists, which plays out various poses typical of the thirst trap genre, conjures up a fantasy-like atmosphere in the romantic sunset setting. The body, clad in the all too casual denim, departs from the fulfilment of conventional gender expectations, performatively blurring the boundary between masculinity and femininity.
Group show “In the Name of Desire”,
Latvian Nacional Museum of Art, 26.04. – 28.07.2024.
Curated by Līna Birzaka Priekule, Laura Brokāne, Igors Gubenko
Exhibition view photos: Annemarija Gulbe
THIRST RECEIVED THE OPEN CALL PRIZE AT THE ORGAN VIDA FESTIVAL, ZAGREB, 2024
ANNEMARIJA GULBE 