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“The grove of Anyksciai” (“Anyksciu silelis”)

The video, that will be shown in the exhibiton, is based on a classical work of Lithuanian poetry, the poem “The forest of Anyksciai” by A. Baranauskas written in 1858. The forest is a frequent theme in Lithuanian literature and an still an important part of the national identity. Dealing with a poetry sphere on a video level, P.G. creates an image of a shifting, migrating forest. P.Gilyte integrates the emigrants voices and bodies (also her own body) as resources, to let them appear in slightly modified combinations. A. Baranauskas praised the emotional attitude of country people who preserved their native language. Paradoxically his poem has been translated into several foreign languages and functions as a global source of exceptional societal substance. It’s not a question of attitudes, which can be preserved in our contemporary context which is central in the video work, more interestingly , that the video languagage has become highly universal and can be visually read and interpreted without any translation and explanation. It aims to continue keeping the same eternal circle of nature.

“The video works by Patricija Gilyte are created as performances for camera, mostly out of doors without an audience. Nature serves as an extension of her studio, with endless space. The features of the landscape and above all the seasons influence the resulting forms. The central theme of her work is the human body in its interaction with nature. A typical example is her work entitled “Corvidae” in which an oak tree is populated with mysterious people wearing dark-coloured clothes. Like crows, they perch in the branches and seem to form a unity with the tree. But when you look more closely, you realise that each one is a cloned image of the artist.” (by Cornelia Gockel)

The works are highly metaphoric. The materials used are soft, protective, insulating (plastic foam, blankets, overcoats, rucksacks). There is often a crossover between sculpture and video projection, with selected formal elements of the videos being displayed as sculptures in the exhibition room.

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