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 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?
29 foreign and Latvian artists from 16 countries will take part in the international exhibition: Aleksiss Destops (Alexis Destoop), Alevtina Kahidze (Alevtina Kakhidze), Anna Dasoviča (COM)Anna Dasović), Apparatus 22, James Braille (James Bridle), Emma Vulfa-Ho (Emma Wolf-Haugh), Envija, Evita Goze, Evita Vasiljeva, Imogen Stidworth (Imogen Stidworthy), Jazans Halili (Yazan Khalili), Johans Grimonprē (Johan Grimonprez), Catherine Pirac-Siku (Katarina Pirak Sikku), Catherine Neuburg, Clare Schelström and Tobias Feld (Klara Källström & Thobias Fäldt), Līga Spunde, Marta Tuomāla (Marta Tuomāla), Muhammads Ali, Omars Mismars, PEROU, Pilvi Takala, Poļina Kaniss (Polina Kanis), Robert Gabris, Sabian Baumann, Sabian Baumann and Karina Mihalski, Saskia Holmqvista (Saskia Holmkvist), Sauli Sirviē (Sauli Sirviö), Sigrid Vīra (Sigrid Viir), Silje Figenšū Toresena (Silje Figenschou Thoresen).
During the festival, visitors are invited to a public program Kommunalka-Community events that take place both inside and outside the festival as a series of programs Radio Naba.
Name Kommunalka-Community highlights the issues and problems that exist in Latvia in creating an inclusive society. Together with the invited guests, the creators of the show 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.
International Festival of Contemporary Art Survival Kit, Attracting more than 10,000 visitors annually, it is one of the most ambitious 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.
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.
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