Rūdolfs Štamers space engulfing installation invites the viewer into the voices in his heads. His heads are his experiences with what feel like different personalities residing inside him; the voices refer to the dual influences he faces in his life. On the one hand, the inspirational impact of his peers, other artists, his interest in readymades and the materials he encounters. On the other hand, the darker and more sinister influence of his pessimistic thoughts caused by personal artistic crises exacerbated by the depressing global events of the times in which we live. At TUR_telpa he brings together the impressions his various personalities encounter in the form of large scale sculptural paintings made of repurposed advertising banners extending from corner to corner, up and down across the exhibition space and interlaced with his ready made sculptures, interventions and other sensory elements like sound and smell. In the characteristic typical of Štamers, he creates surrealistic ambiance where all senses are engaged, playing with a dreamlike aura that invites the visitor into a daydream about our subconscious cravings. The orchestrated chaos is amplified through the interventions of several of his artistic inspirations, works by Sabine Vernere, Uģis Albinš and OFF ME ON (Diana Payton) interact, creating harmony and dissonance depending on the perspective from which they are perceived. It is the visitor that completes the installation - their presence creating yet another one of the many “voices in my heads.”
Curator: Edd Schouten
Production: Kristīne Ercika
Light Design: Maksimilians Kotovičs
Technical Support: Uldis Trapencieris and Maksimilians Kotovičs
Supported by: State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, VV Foundation, Tu Tau Zini Kur, Rigas Dome, SPICE, Rilak Paints.
Photography by Rūdolfs Štamers and Filips Smits
