Stitching Conversations: Ryšių rizoma

I invite you
to follow a thread.
Can you see how
we are all connected?

After all,
we cut down
the forests
and ourselves.

Misunderstanding
One another.

Stop.
Sit down.
Let’s create
together.
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Join collective embroidery and conversations in the Rhizome of Connections, together with the artist Lucija Dervinytė. This is an open creative session and everyone is welcome to take part. And it doesn’t matter if you’ve never held a needle in your hands before.

These creative sessions, initiated by Liucija Dervinytė, are part of her artistic research project Rhizomes of Connections, which is currently being presented in the gallery space of Kompresorinė. Project started in 2021 and has been joined by over 50 participants on various occasions embroidering the same piece of fabric. Conversations taking place during the creative process explore the ideas of nature, culture and sustainability. The project looks into the role of art in contributing to cultural change, creating connections and transforming the dualistic nature-culture worldview.

Embroidery talk session will be held in Lithuanian or English depending on the participants. The creative process will be recorded and filmed.

This embroidery meeting can be joined at any time between 12 – 2 pm.

One more embroidery meeting will take place on June 16, during Culture Night – 8 – 11 pm (1 hour sessions)(https://www.facebook.com/events/174552405241581).
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About the exhibition:

Rhizome of Connections is the final Master’s work exhibition by Liucija Dervinytė, from the Department of Textile Art and Design, Vilnius Academy of Arts.

Rhizome of Connections – is an art installation presenting Liucija Dervinytė’s artistic research that delves into the crisis of the Anthropocene through creation and its processes. In the face of an overwhelming amount of disconcerting information regarding the planet’s changing ecosystem, pollution and other consequences of human activities on earth, the artist invites to look at one of the potential root causes behind this unsettling imbalance: the split between nature and culture. This dualistic image is notably manifested in consumerist capitalist societies, characterized by individualism and a pursuit of dominion over the “other.” Liucija seeks to explore the ways in which art can actively contribute to the formation of meanings and worldviews, facilitating a perceptual shift that helps to see the connections between seemingly unrelated domains – personal experiences, interpersonal relationships and nature.

This rhizome is a collage of connections – a reference to the multi-layered network of nature, with its many components, each exerting its influence on the overall system. Conversations, fragments of words and images construct a narrative of our interconnectedness. This is not only an individual but also a collective creation inviting exhibition visitors to take part – embroidering a repurposed bedsheet that serves as a basis for slow dialogues and the exchange of ideas during a meditative creative process. Anyone interested can leave their mark on the fabric or partake in the embroidery gatherings scheduled throughout the exhibition.

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Liucija Dervinytė is an artist, organiser and curator of cultural activities, co-founder of Ideas Block cultural organisation and Arttice networking platform. Her activities are centred on fostering sustainable cultural development through the exchange of ideas, exploring natural structures and communication patterns, as well as questioning nature-culture dichotomy.
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More about the exhibition: https://www.facebook.com/events/145201701875079
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