Exhibition “The Promised Land” (video)

The Ogre History and Art Museum opened the exhibition “The Promised Land” on January 26, 2024. It is a visual reflection by two artists – Aivars Slišāns and Māris Grosbahs – combining conceptual installation and photographic aesthetics.
The exhibition’s narrative forms a symbiosis of historical context and a theatrical simulation of the past, engaging the viewer’s collective memory and sensory perception. Aivars Slišāns’ photographic documentation of fallen soldiers’ exhumation processes and simulated reconstructions of historical battle scenes recalls the historical legacy of our land, its sense of belonging, sanctity, and irreplaceability.
Māris Grosbahs’ earth installation serves as an inquiry into the awareness of belonging, acting as an instrument of sacred consciousness that reflects the dual nature of the earth – its capacity to create life and to hold death, and its transient nature.