Emilija Škarnulytė
Feb 3rd – Apr 21st, 2024
Kunsthaus Göttingen, Göttingen
The Kunsthaus Göttingen presents a comprehensive solo exhibition developed especially for the space by Lithuanian artist and filmmaker Emilija Škarnulytė, internationally renowned for her expansive immersive video and multimedia installations. The exhibition centres around the video works t ½ (2019) and Rakhne (2023) and deals with the effects of technological and scientific developments on the earth and addresses the complex relationships between resource use, environmental destruction and geopolitics.
The artist reflects on the activities and artefacts of human civilization from the perspective of deep time: where do we come from, who are we, how do we inscribe ourselves in the history of the earth, what will be left of us and what will the earth look like after us? Emilija Škarnulytė invites us to see the world through a non-human perspective. In her films, mythological and fictional characters explore the ruins of humanity – spheres and places that seem eerie and dystopian, fantastic and futuristic. In her works, the artist combines documentary and science fiction, the organic and the technological, imagination and reality in an exciting way.
Škarnulytė’s poetic audiovisual productions invite the viewer on a meditative journey through our past, present and future.
