30 May 2025
#FAMM.MA.2025: Head Against the Wall | VDA Graduation Show
Anxiety about the past and the future. Unease caused by imposed identities. Attempts to find a common language with the other and the unconventional. Repressed intergenerational stories. Longing for harmony in a world out of joint. Invisible labour and unwanted legacy. Rough contemporary lore in the dark basements of nightclubs. Unrecognizable lifeforms and unfamiliar cultures. Stray memories. Trying to make a place for beauty and harmony no matter what.
In a reality defined by such troubled signposts, it may feel as if you are constantly banging your head against the wall. But maybe one day you will punch a hole in it and see a brighter horizon. In their works, this year’s MA graduates of Vilnius Academy of Arts Department of Photography, Animation and Media Art are probing the probability of that.
The degree show opens on June 2nd, 5 pm at the Prospekto Gallery of the Lithuanian Photographers Association (Gedimino ave. 43, Vilnius).
Exhibition locations and authors:
Prospekto Gallery of the Lithuanian Photographers Association, Gedimino ave. 43:
Viktorija Balkutė, Eva Mulskytė, Akvilė Murauskaitė, Matas Petkūnas, Regis Pranaitis, Yanis Proshkinas
Vilnius Photography Gallery of the Lithuanian Photographers Association, Stiklių str. 4:
Ilona Baniuševič, Pijus Chraptavičius, Eglė Davidavičė, Vilius Juozapas Vingras, Modesta Žemgulytė
Exhibition hall of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (3rd floor), Gedimino ave. 51:
Volungė Aušra Griškonytė, Matas Kaminskas, Aušrinė Ražanskaitė
Sapieha Palace basement, L. Sapiegos str. 13:
Aistė Misiūnaitė, Katrin Guðmunds Sigrunardottir, Vilija Simutytė
išgir̃stì queer space and archive, Darbininkų str. 8-1
Rūta Grùma
Durations of the exhibition parts:
Prospekto Gallery and Vilnius Photography Gallery: June 2–21
Exhibition Hall of the National Library of Lithuania: June 2–July 25
Sapieha Palace basement: June 4–14
išgir̃stì queer space and archive: June 5–14 (the space is open Thursdays and Saturdays at 4–7 pm)
The exhibition can be visited during the working hours of the exhibition venues. Please check them in advance.
The exhibition is organized by the Vilnius Academy of Arts Department of Photography, Animation and Media Art (FAMM) in partnership with the Lithuanian Photographers Association, Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Sapieha Palace and išgir̃stì queer space and archive.
The exhibition is part of the Vilnius Academy of Arts Graduation Show 2025. For more information please visit http://vdagraduation.lt.
