born 1977 in Riga
Tel.: +371 5928288

 

 LAT
education:
1999/2001 guest student at Royal University College of Fine Arts, Sweden
1996/1997 - Brockwood Park Educational Centre, England
creative activities:
2005
· sound design for interactive installation "Pierres parlantes", féstival "Etonnante Lettonie", Paris, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Lyon
· performance "Reading-room", International Festival of Contemporary Theatre "Homo Novus", Riga
· video production for K.Neiburgas project "Spamatrex"
· video artist for theatre performance "Klaras sakari", Daile Theatre, Riga
· video artist for opera "Living water", Latvian National Opera
· video editor for Gints Gabrans TV show "Starix"
2004
· audiovisual performance "NO SIGNAL" at contemporary music festival "Forest of Sounds", Riga
· "Stum Stum Karaoke" in collaboration with Martins Strautnieks, Katrina Neiburga and Toms Vitins at the presentation of book "Stum Stum" by Andra Neiburga, Noass gallery, Riga
· audio/video performance, open source media festival "RAM5"
· video artists assistant for the Latvian National Opera' production of Puccini's "Tosca", Riga
2003
· mixed media performance "Black Butterfly Market", RixC media space, Riga
· video artists assistant the Latvian National Opera' production "The Flying Dutchman", Riga
· video artists assistant the Latvian National Opera' production "The Flying Dutchman", Dalhalla, Sweden
· audio-video performances at contemporary music festival "Forest of Sounds"
· videoartist for New Riga Theatre production "Nora"
2002
· audio/video performance "The Focal Point", New Music Festival "Arena"
· mixed media performance "Targa", Tradittional Music Festival, Riga
· music video for pop band "The Hobos"
· remake of the "T-shroom" project for exhibittions at Malmo, Sweden and IBID Gallery, London
· video projection for the student theatre performance "Assambley Hall", Riga
2001
· video installation "Aizlūgsim!" at the art bureau "OPEN" project "Animal Farm", Riga
· social mass media project "T-Shroom" in collaborattion with Katrina Neiburga and art bureu "OPEN", Riga, Tallin, London
· video installation "BEE OFF", "Nordiska Museet", "Lansmuseet i Gavleborg", "Vasternorrlands Lansmuseet", "Norrbottens Lansmuseet", Sweden
2000
· video performance at "EXPO2000" Swedish pavillion, Hanover, Germany
· art show "Come by Immortal" in collaborattion with Katrina Neiburga, gallery “Konstakuten”, Stockholm
· internet audio/video performance "RAM/FM", Stockton, England
1999
· multimedia installation "Very Hopeful", group exhibittion "Interstanding", Roterman Art Centre, Tallin
· multimedia installation "Very Hopeful", project " N.E.W.S.", Schezcin, Riga, Visby
· multimedia installation "Very Hopeful", exhibittion "After The Wall", Moderna Museet, Stockholm
· video installation "FearLes!", enviromental project "Balasts", Bolderai
1998
· multimedia installation "Very Hopeful", "Cool Places", Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
· sound installation "Parolantai Muroi", "The 2nd All Latvian Art Show", exhibittion hall "Arsenals", Riga
· interactive interface "Yes/No", "The 2nd All Latvian Art Show", exhibittion hall "Latvija", Riga
· net audio performance "xchange 56h", Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria
· sound director for A.Arbuzovs "Old fassioned comedy", Valmiera Dramatic Theatre, Latvia
1997
· internet audio performance "3 frequences", new media festival "xchange - onair session", Riga
· audio performance "ChillOut", art bureau "OPEN" project "Panorama", Riga
· internet projects "ir.uz", "Jeanne d’Arc 06am", "Chinesse Fubart Gallery"
1996
· stage design for H.Madsens "The last breath", New Riga Theatre
· deejay show "Who the fuck needs sunglases in paradise?" for the installation by Mikelis Fishers, art bureau "OPEN" project "Biosport Inc.", Riga
· interactive audio installation "Soundtrack", "ArtGenda’96", Kopenhagen
1995
· video installation and electroacoustic performance "Jesus blood never failed me", nightclub gallery "The secret experiment", Riga
· audio performance "ChillOut", the first "OPEN" project, Riga
· onair performance "Sound Scalpel", 107.2FM, nightclub gallery "The secret experiment", Riga
other jobs :

2004 - www.a4d.lv - webspace for latvian architecture
2002 - director at "Vilks studio" , Riga
99/2001 - internet TV “Beeoff”, Stockholm
2000/01 - webspace "Splintemind"
1997/98 - web marketing consultant, advertising agencies "RD Media" and "Delta Marketings"
1995/96 - experimental music show "Sound Scalpel", radio "Skonto" 107.2FM
1994/96 - sound engeneer, New Riga Theatre
since 1997 a member of Electronic Art and Media Centre "E-Lab", net radio "Ozone"

conferences, workshops, festivals:
2005: Rixc darbnīca "Spectrography", festivāls "Etonnante Lettonie"(Paris)
2000: “net congestion”(Amsterdama), “art+communicattion4”(Rīga), “IOB”(svenska institutet, Stokholma), IOB(expo2000, Hanovere), “art genda”(Helsinki), “polar circuit4”(Rovaniemi, Somija)
1999: “media non grata”(Tallina), “Interstanding”(Tallina), “the next 5 minutes”(Amsterdama)
1998: ”polar circuit2”(Somija), “art genda’98”(Stokholma), “xchange unlimited”(Rīga), “offline@online”(Tallina) 1997: “xchange - onair session”(Rīga)

 

awards and scholarships :

· scholarship of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia for the year 2004
· Artists'Union of Latvia Award of the Year for creative novelty in visual arts - for the T-Shroom project
· scholarship of the State Culture Capital Foundation for the school year 99/2000 at KKH