Julija Poci\u016bt\u0117’s exhibition \u2018Forest Border Line\u2019 at the single artwork gallery \u2018apiece\u2019<\/div>\n
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The work \u2018Forest Border Line\u2019 continues the artist’s recent research which explores various ways of establishing a connection with the forest and, in some cases, reflecting on the absence of such a connection. According to Poci\u016bt\u0117, she is interested in how a close relationship with nature fosters a deeper understanding of the environment, encourages new interpretations of human interaction with their surroundings, and how past events become an inseparable part of the landscape.<\/div>\n
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The installation at the \u2018apiece\u2019 gallery is a field study focusing on a Holocaust site in Kai\u0161iadorys, on the edge of the Stro\u0161i\u016bnai forest. During her research, the artist visited the site to collect organic mate-rials, observed plants and trees, and documented them through photography. \u2018Forest Border Line\u2019 is a visual narrative that weaves together an exploration of the Holocaust site, gathered and recorded mate-rials, read and heard stories, and an experienced emotional response.<\/div>\n
The installation features a metal structure with open ends, from which carved wooden pieces from the Stro\u0161i\u016bnai Forest extend. A camouflage-like fabric, made from leftover leather scraps from label pro-duction, hangs from the structure. Plastic fragments, embedded in the fabric\u2019s folds and coated with wood dust, mimic the texture of tree bark. Bringing together different materials, the artist invites the viewer to rethink fundamental ways of experiencing the environment, to understand the layers of hu-man and natural reality, and their interconnections.<\/div>\n
The title \u2018Forest Border Line\u2019 (in Lithuanian \u2018Pami\u0161k\u0117\u2019) was chosen as a reference to an in-between space that belongs neither to the settlement nor to the forest. Historical memory is central to the work, shaping people\u2019s perception of their surroundings and their relationship with a place marked by a painful past.<\/div>\n
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Julija Poci\u016bt\u0117 is an interdisciplinary artist known for her mixed media installations based on interaction between video art, sculpture, design elements and photography. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Lapland in Finland, where she focuses on the impact of mindfulness and art-based practices, collaboration with trees, and interconnection with the forest. Major exhibitions: \u2018BlackBox gallery\u2019, Munich, Germany; \u2018Toru\u0144 Centre for Contemporary Art\u2019, Po-land; \u2018SIM Residency\u2019, Reykjav\u00edk; \u2018OSTRALE Biennial O21\u2019, Dresden, Germany; Gallery LE-VANT, Shanghai (China); \u2018Kai Art Centre\u2019, Tallinn; \u2018Latvian National Museum\u2019, Riga.<\/div>\n
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Exhibition curators: Milena \u010cerniakait\u0117 and Au\u0161ra Trak\u0161elyt\u0117 Graphic design: Marek Voida Text translated by: Martynas Galkus<\/div>\n
Exhibition partly funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture Exhibition open until 18 April 2025 More about the gallery:\u00a0www.apiece.lt<\/a><\/div>\n