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Anastasia Sosunova\u00a0Spit Bite<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening:\u00a0<\/strong>August 14, 18:00\u201321:00
\nVenue:\u00a0<\/strong>Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, Sporta 2, Riga
\nExhibition Dates:\u00a0<\/strong>August 15 \u2013\u00a0September 28, 2025<\/p>\n

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Spit Bite,<\/em> the first Anastasia Sosunova\u2019s solo presentation in Latvia joins new and existing works into a multi-faceted exploration of DIY, fan labour and the search for the origins of the copy as such. The artist proposes a term coming from the printing jargon, spit bite, in which acid is directly applied on the printing plate, biting into the metal as it touches upon the surface. Indeed, still or moving, innumerable images are spit onto the world, leaving bite marks. At Kim?, Sosunova\u2019s etched un-inked matrixes freezing the images in a nascent state of pure potential and reproducibility are juxtaposed with the latest video and sculpture works. The latter \u2013\u00a0a hardware store fan art of sorts: quoting sacred texts, performing rituals and searching for secret symbols embedded into the logos, architecture, and even discount booklets of one business empire. At the core, Spit Bite <\/em>reflects on the artists\u2019 interest in the making and circulation of images, desires and followings, their reciprocal contaminations, their crossbreeding, and their survival.<\/p>\n

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Anastasia Sosunova<\/strong> (b. 1993) is an artist based in Vilnius. Sosunova holds a BA in Graphic Art and an MA in Sculpture from the Vilnius Academy of Arts. Her multidisciplinary practice comprising video, installation, sculpture, and graphic art, centres on the multifaceted connections between signs and faith in contemporary society, exploring manifestations of magical thinking and the mobilisation of communities. Sosunova\u2019s work translates between scales, manipulating personal stories and subtle material gestures, following through their entanglements in vaster tales. These are tales about how communities and identities are formed, subsist, and come undone. Often this is a practice of noticing and knowing intimately our contexts and the ways in which we interact with them. Her works have been exhibited at major biennials, including Gwangju, Kaunas, and Lyon, and at leading art<\/p>\n

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Warning: the exhibition may contain bright or flashing light effects that could cause discomfort to people with increased sensitivity to light.<\/p>\n

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Programme Director: Zane Onckule
\nExecutive Director: Evita Goze
\nProduction Manager: Katr\u012bna Jau\u0123iete
\nCommunication: \u017danete Liek\u012bte
\nGraphic Design: Anna Ceipe<\/p>\n

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Artist\u2019s acknowledgements: Vilnius Academy of Arts Graphic arts department, Emilija Dapkut\u0117.<\/p>\n

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Supported by Ministry of Culture, State Culture Capital Foundation, Riga City Council, Lithuanian Council for Culture, Kokmui\u017ea, KRASO","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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