Workshop of Contemporary Art at Ziemeri Estate

        In sunny day of the 1st of October group of students and teachers of Alūksne Art School took part in the workshop of Contemporary Art at Ziemeri Estate supported by Society “Ziemerpils”, Contemporary Art Society “Octopus Art Project” and VKKF Vidzeme Culture Programme 2016.
During the day at the 1st floor of the estate were demonstrated seven video reels created in five years period by the author of the conception Luces (Edmunds Lūcis) together with Raitis Vulfs. By now those video reels were presented in different art projects outside of Latvia — in Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. One of the video reels (“GOD”) was demonstrated during the 55th Venice Art Biennial within the international project “PERSONAL STRUCTURES”.
Students had opportunity to take part in any creative workshops of the artists:
• Workshop “Fotogrāfija atdzīvojas” (Reviving of the photo) by Justīne Lūce. In this workshop participants had made installations in the boxes as basis using black-and-white photo complemented with different elements and materials from nature and thus creating photo or painting in 3D style;
• Workshop “Tēlnieki” (Sculptors) by Anda Poikāne — in this workshop participants could get know anatomy of human palm and reproduce it in the material;
• “Animācijas darbnīca” (Animation Workshop) by Dace Lūce — creation of animation films about workshop in Ziemeri estate. Participants of the workshop have fitted in the roles of script writer, producer or artist, drawn film characters and got know the process of films making. Draft of the film was presented already in the evening, and later it will follow its sound making helped by Elizabete Balčus;
• Opportunity to observe painting process in the workshop and paint.
In the evening was organised exhibition of works created in the workshop and audiovisual performance by Elizabete Balčus.