The Fragile Lightness
of Liminality
LV / EN


The project The Fragile Lightness of Liminality focuses on states of transition or in-between spaces in which processes, narratives, and discourses are still taking shape, shifting from one state to another, and are slowly being noticed and recognized. It looks at ignored, forgotten, and neglected parts of cultural space that are marginalized due to their inconvenience, complexity, or perceived lack of trendiness. The project emphasizes transformation as an uncertain yet creative state. Read more


MAY 7 – 8, 2027   
Laura Gozlan’s and Viktors 
Timofejev’s artwork opening
  

JULY 8 – 10, 2027 
Symposium

Robin Levy’s event 
info TBA                   

Curator: Maija Rudovska

Artists: Viktor Timofeev (LV/USA), 
Laura Gozlan (FR) , Robin Levy (USA)

Timeline: 2027 spring / summer

Venues: City square,
Kaļķu Street Quarter and other venues (TBA)

The project The Fragile Lightness of Liminality focuses on states of transition or in-between spaces in which processes, narratives, and discourses are still taking shape, shifting from one state to another, and are slowly being noticed and recognized. It looks at ignored, forgotten, and neglected parts of cultural space that are marginalized due to their inconvenience, complexity, or perceived lack of trendiness. The project emphasizes transformation as an uncertain yet creative state. Spaces and territorial transitions that highlight the relationships between the private and the public, the interior and the exterior, and the subjective and the objective underscore this complexity, particularly by drawing parallels with social transformation.

The project will present works by three international artists – Viktor Timofeev (LV/USA), Laura Gozlan (FR), and Robin Levy (USA) – who will engage in a dialogue with Kuldīga’s urban environment, bringing the concept of liminality to the forefront. The project’s program will be complemented by an international symposium, which will serve as a platform to bring together talented thinkers and experts from various disciplines – architecture, memory institutions, visual arts, anthropology, and other fields – to discuss issues of liminality in the context of current global crises, war, and change.

Organizers:
Project curator Maija Rudovska has been working as an independent curator for more than 18 years. After earning a master’s degree in art history from the Art Academy of Latvia, she furthered her knowledge of curating through the Curatorlab postgraduate program at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm (2009–2010). She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Rudovska has curated contemporary art exhibitions at: Manifesta Biennial (Marseille), Futura Gallery (Prague), Fondation Ricard (Paris), the Bozar Center for Fine Arts (Brussels), the Kim? Contemporary Art Center (Riga), Moderna Museet (Malmö), and elsewhere. Since 2021, she has regularly curated projects and exhibitions in the Kuldīga municipality in Latvia, where in 2024 she established an art space Studija, which features the international residency program. 

Team members: 

Anete Kalēja: media and communication
Andris Freibergs: production and project management
Liāna Mihailova: visual identity



The Fragile Lightness of Liminality is being implemented as part of the Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027 program, supported by funding provided by the City of Liepāja, the South Courland region, the Kuldīga municipality, and the Ministry of Culture. AS CleanR Grupa supports the Liepāja 2027 program as the main partner in the field of environmental education and sustainability; in the air mobility and international communications field the main partner is AS &quot and Air Baltic Corporation" the partner for legal matters is SIA Sorainen ZAB; the partner for land mobility is SIA Lux Express Latvia, and the partner for water transport mobility and international communications is SIA Stena Line. Media support: VSIA Latvian Public Media, SIA Žurnāls Santa, SIA Tvnet Group, and AS Kurzemes Radio.
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