Gallery Late – "TP054K-01xG" Alīna Burlakova and Viktorija Galkina, performance by Elizabete Balčus

The event will feature the duo exhibition TP054K-01xG by Alīna Burlakova and Viktorija Galkina, as well as a performance by Elizabete Balčus, which will take place at 7:00 p.m. as part of the exhibition.

In the exhibition, a series of large-format paintings interacts with a metal sculpture, transforming the space into a field of abstract visual dialogue. It captures the fragmentation of perception and experience in an era where visual information constantly overlaps and loses a stable center of meaning.

The white tone and the aesthetics of apparent emptiness can be understood as a situation where the meaning of contemporary art emerges through the process of interpretation. Referring to Stephen Bann and William Allen (“Interpreting Contemporary Art,” 1998), the viewer plays an active role in the construction of meaning. A work of art is not a closed object with a single meaning, but an open structure where the institutional context, the viewer’s experience, and theoretical frameworks shape perception.

The exhibition becomes a space where the viewer does not merely “see” the work, but participates in its creation.

Is whiteness silence or abundance? Are industrial pipes a sign of alienation or a bridge between bodily experience and the mechanical world? Referring to Jean Baudrillard (“Simulacres et Simulation,” 1981), one can speak of simulation—a structure without a center or an original.

The title TP054K-01xG functions as a code—it does not interpret, but marks an event at a specific place and time, leaving room for individual interpretation.

Elizabete Balčus is a Latvian singer, multi-instrumentalist, and performance artist known for her experimental music and theatrical concerts. Her work blends psychedelic pop, electronic music, and improvisation, often incorporating the flute, vocals, and elements of visual performance. Elizabete has performed both in Latvia and at international festivals across Europe, standing out for her original and dreamy sound.

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RAA is a cultural space that hosts regular theatrical and contemporary performances, exhibitions and workshops. At RAA you don’t have to be loud to be heard. A little herbal shop offers the possibility to take in some Latvian forest in the centre of Riga.