As snow blankets the world, a new hyperreal space emerges, blurring the lines between the physical and digital realms of Lithuania and Iceland. Simulations frozen in time converge with uncertain futures, exploring the perforated textures of scanned environments and lived experiences. This contemplation of existence transcends boundaries as ideas, emotions, and experiences intersect virtual spaces and tangible realities, shaping our understanding of being..
Paulius Šliaupa
Paulius Šliaupa (b. 1990, Vilnius, Lithuania) holds a BA in painting and an MFA in contemporary sculpture from Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania, an MFA in media arts in KASK, HISK postgraduate residency program in Ghent, Belgium. He was awarded the grand prize of ArtContest22, Brussels, Belgium, the main prize of INPUT/OUTPUT 2023 Brugge, Belgium, and the Simultan Festival prize, Timișoara, Romania in 2024. Currently, Paulius is a resident artist at Foundation Fiminco 2024-2025 Paris, France. Selected exhibitions would include personal exhibitions: “A Snowfall of Salt”, Centre Intermondes, La Rochelle, France (2024), “After Nature” (2024) Michele Schoonjans, Brussels, Belgium; “Night watch“ (2022), HuidenClub, Rotterdam, Netherlands, “Neon Poems“ (2021) Casinot XXH, Malmo, Sweden; “Dès Vu“ (2019), Meno Niša, Vilnius, Lithuania; the group exhibitions 2024 “GOING PLACES, MOVING THINGS“ Mipec Longbien, Hanoi, Vietnam (2024), KIN, LT.art Vienna, Viena, Austria (2022), “Earth Drama“ Meno Niša, Vilnius, Lithuania (2022), “M-idzomer“, M Leuven, Belgium (2022).