It is dangerous to be safe – the festival «Survival Kit» announces the program / Article / LSM.lv

Contemporary art at the Survival Kit festival 29 artists from 16 countries, including Latvia, will participate, the organizers informed. The festival with the theme “Being safe is dangerous” will take place this year from September 4 to October 4 in Riga, in the former building of the Museum of Writing and Music at 75 Terbatas Street. –

The festival “Survival Kit 11: Being Safe is Scary”, curated by Katya Krupniknikova, looks at the concept of security from a rebellious point of view. It criticizes developments that limit individual and social development by asking the question: how much violence does security discourse involve? The exhibition will explore the possibility of changing assumptions about the concept of security by re-attempting to combine security with practices such as love, togetherness, mutual support, attention, concern for each other and the environment. The festival organizers emphasize:

“The questions asked are more important than ever: what is at the heart of security? Why is security sometimes dangerous? Why does the introduction of security measures sometimes cause feelings of oppression, nervousness, fear, danger, insecurity? ”

The international exhibition will feature 29 artists from 16 countries, including Latvia: Alexis Destoop, Alevtina Kakhidze, Anna Dasović, Apparatus 22, James Bridle, Emma Wulfa-Ho Wolf-Haugh), Envija, Evita Goze, Evita Vasiljeva, Imogen Stidworthy, Yazan Khalili, Johan Grimonprez, Katarina Pirak Sikku, Katrīna Neelurga, Klara Källström & Thobias Fäldt, Līga Spunde, Marta Tuomāla, Muhammads Ali, Omar Mismars, PEROU, Pilvi Takala, Polina Kanis, Roberts Gabris, Sabian Baumann, Sabian Baumann and Karina Mih Saskia Holmkvist, Sauli Sirviö, Sigrid Viir, Silje Figenschou Thoresen.

During the festival, visitors are invited to the public program “Kommunalka-Community”Events that take place both inside and outside the festival as a series of programs“ Radio Naba ”.

The name “Kommunalka-Community” highlights the issues and problems that exist in Latvia in creating an inclusive society. Together with the invited guests, we will try to understand the problems, provoke discussions and look for solutions in building a more inclusive society of the future. The public program will consist of picnics with artists, discussions and workshops, performances, as well as events for families with children.

During the events, the safety of visitors will be ensured, as well as the state regulations for public events will be observed.

About the festival:

The International Festival of Contemporary Art “Survival Kit” attracts more than 10,000 visitors annually and is one of the largest annual contemporary art events in the Baltics since 2009. It arose in response to Latvia, which was affected by the economic crisis, with the aim of encouraging society to respond to changes in today’s world and to rethink various survival strategies.

The Survival Kit is organized by the Latvian Center for Contemporary Art, which is the largest Latvian institution of contemporary art, curator and producer of international and national art events. Since 1993, it has been researching and shaping the processes of contemporary art in Latvia and internationally in order to provoke a critical reflection on the issues of modern society.

The project “Kommunalka-Community” is implemented by LLMC in cooperation with the Goethe Institute in Riga. The project is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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