PAULA PELSE
PAULA PELSE
GRAPHIC ARTIST
CONTACT: paula_pelse@inbox.lv
Paula takes us on a journey to spaces (possibly) as much known and unknown, as the skin of our bodies. Here the landscape is a black and white account of our imperfections and mysteries, a window into a far winter forest or an anonymous snapshot of our galaxy. The viewer's eyes given a task: to choose, to zoom in and out, to explore our habitat.
By mixing silk screen with drawing and photography, Paula questions the separation between mankind and nature. How dependent is one from another is still to be measured, while currently, a consistent group of scientists is referring to our time as Anthropocene, a Time when human activities have been proved to have a significant impact on the ecosystem we are also part of.
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Born in 1988 in Riga, Latvia, where she lives and works.
Education
2012-2015 Art Academy of Latvia, Visual Arts (2D) Faculty, Department of Graphic Art. Mg.art
2012-2013 Univesidade do Porto, Faculdade de Belas Artes
2005-2012 Art Academy of Latvia, Visual Arts (2D) Faculty, Department of Graphic Art. BA Art
Solo exhibitions
2015 "The Dual", Latvian Centre for Contemporary art, Riga
2015 "The Dual", Art gallery "The Edge". Cesis, Latvia
Group exhibitions
2015/2017 JCE Biennale – Jeune creation Europeenne. Biennale d’art contemporain, France, Spain, Portugal, Latvia, Denmark,
Italy, Poland
2015 “Mapping the Future”, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga
2013 „Sem titulo”, Exhibition Pavilion of Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, Portugal
2013 „PRINT(ED) MATTER(S)”, Museum of Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, Portugal
2013 „Move UP (2)”, Rectory of the
University of Porto, Portugal
2012 – „Move UP”, Rectory of the
University of Porto, Portugal
2012 „Thrill”, KKc, Riga
2011 „Eatable, uneatable”, Festival “Nature/Urban/Future”, Ogre, Latvia
2011 „Virtualization”, “Gallery L”, Riga
2010 „Sheared wool”, Embassy of the
Republic of Turkey, Riga
2010 „The Wild” Open Area exhibition at Aizpute, Latvia
2010 „*”, Gallery Tasty, Riga