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L\u012bga Spunde
\nThe Mind The Heart<\/i><\/b> \u00a0<\/span>\u201cPr\u0101ts, sirds\u201d
\n<\/b><\/b>solo exhibition<\/p>\n

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Opening: 6 November, 6\u20139 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exhibition dates:<\/strong> 7 November 2026 \u2013 3 January 2027
\nVenue:<\/span><\/b> Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, Sporta 2, Riga
\n<\/span><\/span>Curators:<\/strong> Johan Gustavsson and Clara Pall\u00ed Monguilod<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kim? Contemporary Art Centre is pleased to present <\/span>The Mind The Heart<\/span><\/i>, a solo exhibition by L\u012bga Spunde, following her Kim? x ISCP residency in New York in autumn 2023. The exhibition was first presented at 1646 in The Hague, curated by Johan Gustavsson and Clara Pall\u00ed Monguilod, marking Spunde\u2019s first solo exhibition in the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transforming the exhibition space into a \u201cgym for the heart\u201d, Spunde uses humour, sculpture, graphics, and moving images to confront a sense of emotional numbness and confusion, exploring why feelings have become increasingly difficult to access in a world shaped by efficiency and information overload. In a capitalist society driven by profit and productivity, rationality is privileged over emotion, while knowledge systems rooted in care, reciprocity, and collective responsibility are often devalued.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why has it become so difficult to feel deeply amid the constant flow of information and a seemingly endless succession of crises? As visitors move through the exhibition\u2019s spaces \u2013 the reception, rehearsal, and recovery areas \u2013 they encounter different manifestations of the everyday struggle between emotion and rationality, the heart and the mind. Spunde holds on to the belief that our capacity to care for others, to care for ourselves, and to act with kindness has not been lost, but rather left undertrained. Like a muscle, empathy can be strengthened through practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibition is organised in collaboration with 1646, an experimental art space in The Hague.<\/span><\/p>\n

Accompanying the exhibition is a conversation between L\u012bga Spunde and journalist and writer Lena Bril, conducted in preparation for Spunde\u2019s exhibition at 1646 and first published on that occasion. The conversation is available in English and in Latvian translation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/b>L\u012bga Spunde<\/b> (b. 1990, Riga) is known for her richly narrative and emotionally charged installations that fuse digital aesthetics with speculative fiction, autobiography, and psychological inquiry. A graduate of the Art Academy of Latvia (BA 2014, MA 2016) and former student at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (In Situ3, 2015), Spunde\u2019s work frequently explores the fragile boundaries between perception and reality, often rendered in digital prints, video, and sculptural environments. Her graduation project <\/span>The Hike<\/span><\/i> was named one of the top three emerging projects in Europe, and she has since exhibited internationally, with recent shows at 1646 (NL), TUR (LV), Publiek Park (BE), MMCA Changdong (KR), SLU Contemporary Art Gallery (USA), KINGS ARI (AUS), Tuesday to Friday (ES), MO Museum (LT), and Garage in Rotterdam (NL). She has participated in several international residencies, including the MMCA Changdong Residency (Seoul) and ISCP (New York). Spunde has twice been nominated for the Purv\u012btis Prize. Her works are held in public and private collections, including the Latvian National Museum of Art, the Zuz\u0101ns Collection, VV Foundation, and TAAD Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About 1646<\/b>
\n<\/b>1646<\/b> is a place in the heart of The Hague where visitors experience contemporary art, discover new perspectives, and engage with the world around them. It is a space to step into and spend time in, while being surprised by work that challenges familiar ideas and assumptions.<\/span>
\n<\/span>The encounter with art takes centre stage. As well as exhibitions, 1646 hosts a vibrant programme of events, such as artist talks and guided tours, publications, and artist residencies. The programme offers space for wonder, reflection, and exchange.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Through a focus on solo exhibitions, 1646 supports local and international artists to develop new work. These are presented within an immersive context, where visitors are offered a layered and in-depth experience of the work.<\/span>
\n<\/span>The artists presented at 1646 use strategies like fictioning, complicating, and humour to spark dialogue and offer alternative points of view. Fiction is treated as an essential tool for imagining the world differently. Likewise, complexity, contradiction, and paradox are embraced as natural parts of human life. Playfulness and humour are used as tools to keep an open, curious mindset.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Artist\u2019s acknowledgements:<\/strong> Kim? team, Clara Pall\u00ed Monguilod, Johan Gustavsson, the 1646 team, Li\u0101na Mihailova, Linda St\u016bre, Sab\u012bne Moore, M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Skuja, Oskars Plataiskalns, and Dekor\u0101ciju darbn\u012bca, Elizabete Ance Spo\u017euma, Marta Kari\u0146a-Burk\u0101ne and Varis Burk\u0101ns, Oto Holgers Ozoli\u0146\u0161, Ance Strazda, Kl\u0101vs Mellis, Edd Schouten, and David Schilter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The works were produced with the support of the Mondriaan Fund and the Municipality of The Hague.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Supported by:<\/strong> the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, the State Culture Capital Foundation, Riga City Council, Altum, KRASO, Valmiermui\u017ea, and Media Port. <\/span>The exhibition is co-financed by the European Union\u2019s support for social entrepreneurship.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kim? Contemporary Art Centre and exhibition team:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>
\n<\/span>Executive Director:<\/strong> Evita Goze\u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/span>Programme Director:<\/strong> Zane Onckule\u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/span>Communications Manager:<\/strong> Kristi\u0101na B\u0113rza\u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/span>Project Manager:<\/strong> Katr\u012bna Jau\u0123iete<\/span>
\n<\/span>Mediators:<\/strong> Po\u013cina Gasparovi\u010da, Em\u012blija Austra Lodi\u0146a, Anna Annemarija Samsone, Alise Sedleniece, Marl\u0113na Sniega, Patr\u012bcija Sab\u012bne Vask\u0101ne<\/span>
\n<\/span>Technical team:<\/strong> Andris Mara\u010dkovskis, M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Aulmanis, Aldis Bu\u0161s, Rom\u0101ns Medvedevs, VPT<\/span>
\n<\/span>Latvian proofreading: <\/strong>Inguna Sudmale<\/span>
\n<\/span>Translation from English:<\/strong> Irma Marija Tuk\u0101ne <\/span>
\n<\/span>English proofreading:<\/strong> Will Mawhood \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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