Vernissage Anachronisms - Deimantas Narkevičius

24.09.2022 - Konschthal Esch
In collaboration with Esch2022, European Capital of Culture, the Konschthal Esch is hosting a major retrospective exhibition of films by contemporary artist Deimantas Narkevicius. Originally from Lithuania, Narkevičius’work offers a unique vision, between documentary and autobiographical perspective, of the post-Soviet era of his native country. After participating in the European Biennial of Contemporary Art MANIFESTA 2 in 1998, Narkevicius returns to Luxembourg for this major exhibition in Esch, which traces a cinematic work that continues to evolve in today’s geopolitical contexts.
The work of Deimantas Narkevičius summons the ghosts and witnesses of the past to confront them with this new Lithuanian society, fully aware of a recent past, but asserting its new European identity. (Kaunas 2022 European Capital of Culture is an example).
On the occasion of this exhibition, the scenography by the architects practice 2001 in collaboration with the artist once again transforms the building of the Konschthal Esch.
As part of this exhibition, Konschthal Esch co-produced the film ‘Wailing Waters’, the first of which takes place on the opening day of the exhibition.
VIDEO: SKIN, Luxembourg.