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the (nonmetaphoric) use of the term ‘participation’


08 - 30 Dec, 2023
InTheCloset, Vilnius, Lithuania

Curator/Text: Vsevolod Kovalevskij
Photographer: Laurynas Skeisgiela

Kindly supported by Goethe Institute Vilnius.

Press:  
Echo Gone Wrong (English)
Art News Lithuania (Lithuanian)



The silent sound of dripping, sub rosa.
A remnant limb of a worm-holed cherry tree.
An entrance, a foyer of iridescent walls, leading us back and forth in time.
A pool of growing bodies – glimmering in microscales – acting as reminders of times that have been, or are yet to come.





EN: The solo exhibition the (nonmetaphoric) use of the term ‘participation’ Monika Gabriela Dorniak introduced a site-specific arrangement, that responds to the architectural memory of In the Closet. Located in an unused part of Vilnius Central Station, the site brings together stories from different times and places, which linger in corners and unexpected spots of the large installation.

The solo exhibition presents works from the archive and newly developed works of Dorniak’s series Aesthetics of Knowledge (2019-ongoing). The score Your Body is a Water Vessel (2021/2022), for which Dorniak collaborated with sound artist Monty Callaghan, accomponied the installation.



DE: Für die Einzelausstellung the (nonmetaphoric) use of the term ‘participation’ entwickelte Monika Gabriela Dorniak eine ortsspezifische Anordnung, die auf die architektonische Erinnerung von In the Closet reagiert. In einem ungenutzten Teil des Hauptbahnhofes Vilnius gelegen, vereint der Ort Geschichten aus verschiedenen Zeiten und Lokalitäten, welche in unerwarteten Ecken der Installation entdeckt werden können.

Die Einzelausstellung zeigt Werke aus dem Archiv sowie neu entwickelte Arbeiten aus Dorniaks fortlaufender Serie Aesthetics of Knowledge (seit 2019). Die Partitur Your Body is a Water Vessel (2021/2022), die in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Soundkünstler Monty Callaghan entstand, begleitete die zwei-räumige Installation.







Exhibition view, “the (nonmetaphoric) use of the term ‘participation’”, 2023. InTheCloset, Vilnius. Photo: Laurynas Skeisgiela. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026.




Image 2-7: Exhibition view, “the (nonmetaphoric) use of the term ‘participation’”, 2023. InTheCloset, Vilnius. Photo: Laurynas Skeisgiela. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026.