Last year we were happy to organise a residency exchange with the Eyes on Main Street photography festival in Wilson, North Carolina (USA). While Italian photographer Andrea Torrei was working in Riga, Latvian photographer Andrejs Strokins spent the month of November documenting the everyday moments in Wilson.
During his residency, Andrejs focused on the complex relationship between people and the environment they inhabit: “I was reflecting on how people are shaping and transforming landscapes over time - from the farming communities that have worked the land for generations, to the suburban developments that are struggling to attract new residents. The visual notes taken are small clues trying to decode the strange (for me) substance of a suburban American town.”
Andrejs Strokins (1984) is a Latvian photographer living and working in Riga. He works across documentary photography, as well as with vernacular images and found archives. Strokins holds a BA in Fine Arts from the Printmaking Department of the Art Academy of Latvia. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Latvia and abroad, including at the Latvian Museum of Photography (2015), The Baltic Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2016), Riga Photography Biennial (2016), Unseen Amsterdam (2016), kim? Contemporary Art Centre (2017), Latvian National Museum of Art (2017), Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (2018), and the contemporary art festival Survival Kit (2019). He has received numerous awards, including Foam Talents. In 2017 Orbita published his first book Palladium, which features a photo archive from one of Latvia’s Soviet-era movie theatres.
Aicinām uz asociētās profesores Laines Kristbergas lekciju “Feminisma estētika Annas Maskavas mākslas darbos: formālie un konceptuālie risinājumi” saistībā ar ISSP Galerijā skatāmo izstādi “Ancestral Body / Senču ķermenis"!
We are happy to announce that the ISSP Weekly Planner 2025 PRE-SALE has started! Order the Weekly Planner for a special pre-sale price of 18 EUR until November 21!
The ISSP Weekly Planner 2025 combines the functions of a planner, a bullet journal, and a notebook. It is perfect for handwritten notes and includes 40 original photographs by 28 Latvian and international authors.
No šī rudens piedāvājam divas jaunas radošās darbnīcas Latvijas skolas somas projekta ietvaros! Radošā darbnīca “Fotogrāfija un performance” norisinās kā dinamiska spēle un tā ļauj ielūkoties fotogrāfijas lomas mijiedarbībā ar citām, savukārt darbnīca “Kad foto izkāpj no plaknes” paredz ceļojumu instalācijā, arhitektūrā un objektu mākslā. Darbnīcas tiek rīkotas pēc pieprasījuma ISSP telpā Berga Bazārā vai izbraukumā skolā.
Join us for the second Photowalk around Riga neighborhoods, our new series of English-language events! Together with the best Latvian photographers, we invite you to explore and learn more about Riga's neighborhoods through the lens.
Meet the ISSP artist in residency, who is with us until mid-November, Joan Calsina! He will talk about his previous projects and show the work in progress made in Riga.
We would like to share some great news - the FUTURES Photography platform has received further funding from the European Commission and will continue its collaborative work in 2025 - 2028! Thanks to support from Creative Europe, FUTURES will continue to promote the careers of emerging talents in contemporary photography around Europe and have a greater impact on the art world.
Rudens/ziemas mēnešos aicinām ISSP komandai pievienoties praktikantu/s, kas asistēs ISSP ikdienas darbos un mūsu rīkotajos projektos un pasākumos! Ja tev ir vismaz 18 gadi un tevi interesē fotogrāfija, laikmetīgā māksla un radošie procesi, tu pārvaldi latviešu un angļu valodu, un vēlies gūt pirmo darba pieredzi, piesakies ISSP praksei! Praksi iespējams apvienot ar citiem darbiem un studijām.
Join ISSP for a new series of English-language events: Photowalks around Riga neighborhoods! Together with the best Latvian photographers, we invite you to explore and learn more about Riga's local neighborhoods through the lens.
We invite you to meet our artist-in-residence Kristine Mifsud (CA/LV) on October 2, at 7 PM at Bolderāja! Kristine will speak about the experimental analogue process she undertook during her residency, how she arrived at this project, her previous work, and the importance of experimentation and failure in art making. Welcome!
ISSP Skola aicina apgūt fotogrāfiskās domāšanas pamatus un kameras tehniskās iespējas intensīvā divu mēnešu kursā “Ievads fotogrāfijā”, kas sāksies 7. novembrī un paredzēts dalībniekiem bez (vai arī ar nelielām) priekšzināšanām!
Dalāmies ar lieliskiem jaunumiem - Zanes Priedes izstāde “Marmoleum Real 2mm” tiek pagarināta līdz 24. oktobrim (ar pārtraukumu no 2. līdz 7. oktobrim)! Savukārt no 4. līdz 6. oktobrim ISSP Gallerijas komanda ar Zanes Priedes izstādi viesosies Viļņā ArtVilnius’24 mākslas mesē!
We would like to share great news - the exhibition ‘Marmoleum Real 2mm’ by Zane Priede is extended until October 24 (with a break from October 2 to 7)! Also, from October 4 to 6, the ISSP Gallery team will participate in the ArtVilnius’24 art fair with the exhibition!
From October 4 to 6, the ISSP Gallery team will participate in the ArtVilnius’24 contemporary art fair with the exhibition ‘Marmoleum Real 2mm’ by Zane Priede!
ArtVilnius’24 presents exceptional works of art and promotes creativity, cultural dialogue, and international cooperation. The programme of the fair is complemented by an education programme of discussions, lectures, presentations of art publications, and excursions with art critics.