MAKSIMS SHENTELEVS
IVARS SMITS (LT)

Grupp kunstnike-arhitekte Riiast, keda huvitab mõistete-eelne, arhailine maailmavaade ja kohatunnetus. Paleoliiitkumiaegne maailmavaade, kui ei olnud veel vajadust piirata ja õigustada loodusressursside ümberjagamist taoliste mõistetega nagu Avalik ja Era. Linnaplaneerijate ja kunstnikena on nad sageli vastamisi piirangutega nii era kui avalikes ruumides. Vaatamata sellele ei pööra enamus planeerijaid aga eriti tähelepanu keskkonna ökoloogiale, pigem ollakse suunatud inimese egotsentriliste huvide ellurakendamisele. Taolise ellusuhtumise vastu ongi kolmik oma loominguga, milles nad pühendavad end täielikult antud keskkonna, aja ja selle süsteemide uurimisele, nii makro kui mikrotasandil. Kaasa ei tooda midagi peale uudishimu ja avatuse- oma töös kasutavad nad vaid kohapeal leiduvaid esemeid. Max´i, Ieva ja Ivarsi töö formeerub heli- ja pildiinstallatsioonina “Mooste kujutluslikud maastikud”

A cultural gathering is the central aspect in artistic activity of the three architects rised in different regions of Latvia.
Found objects, captured images and sounds represent impressions from particular locations. Interests of the artists extend beyond the correspondence of private and public. It roots deeper in so called archaic, shamanic, paleolithic era – primitive but yet linked with sense and energy of the place much stronger than in forthcoming periods of antropological development when conceptions of private and public properties appeared as regulating and limiting social criterias for use of natural resources. As architects and town planners artists had discovered restrictions in both public and private areas. Neither one nor another pays much respect for the ecology of the environment as dealing with egocentric interests of human race. To frown on ignorant manifestation of contemporary society that apart from its statehood destructively transforms environment, for the only reason of personal pleasure and unlimited comfort, artists would act in gathering and nomadism as well as refuse any beforehand prpared materials or conceptions for disposal of hypnotic social programming.
Activity of the group would result in final presentation of the “imaginary landscape of the Mooste” in format of sound and vision bult from the gathered objects and compressed impressions of the artists.
Group is open for volunteer participants both among artists and local comunity.