During the summer, artist Ikuru Kuwajima explored the landscape and history of the rural areas of the Ogre region. He undertook expeditions along the Daugava and Ogre rivers and searched for archival photographs in the region\u2019s museums and libraries. The artist has visualised his research through works inspired by local tales and legends, using a combination of archival photographs, his own photographic material, and found objects. For example, the installation dedicated to the Ogre River features collages of linden leaves alongside photographs taken along the riverbank. This work refers to the legend \u201cHow Ogre Originated\u201d, which tells of the river\u2019s origin from a linden tree.<\/p>\n
Several legends associated with the Daugava River and \u0136ente Hillfort, as well as Andrejs Pumpurs\u2019 epic \u201cL\u0101\u010dpl\u0113sis\u201d (Bear Slayer), have inspired Kuwajima\u2019s other works. The exhibition presents both historical imagery and entirely new visual interpretations of the region.<\/p>\n
Ikuru Kuwajima is an artist and photographer born in Japan. He was educated at a university in the United States and, since 2007, has lived and worked in various Eastern European and Central Asian countries. His artistic practice focuses on historical and social issues, primarily in post-Soviet regions, and includes photography, video, artist books, and installations. His works have been exhibited and published internationally. His books \u201cChildren of the Tundra\u201d (2015, Vienna) and \u201cI, Oblomov\u201d (2017, Moscow) have received wide recognition. Kuwajima is also a Japanese\u2013English\u2013Russian\u2013Ukrainian translator; he speaks French and a little Romanian.<\/p>\n
Exhibition curator:<\/strong> El\u012bna C\u0113rpa The exhibition features images from the archives of the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia.<\/p>\n Ogre History and Art Museum extends its thanks to: Velta Rieksti\u0146a, L\u012bksma Dzelme, Sarm\u012bte Poik\u0101ne, Ingr\u012bda \u0136ezbere, Dzintars Kvants, Vija Links & Aivars Links, Mirdza Ja\u010dino, Daiga Sosnare, Liene Kainaize, Lelde Neimane, J\u016blija Berkovi\u010da, the Me\u0146\u0123ele branch of Taurupe Primary School, Edgars Kalnrieksti\u0146\u0161, Vita G\u017eibovska, Ilze Jankuna, the In\u0137\u0113ni family, Daiga and Andris Eklons, D\u0101vids Za\u0137is, and Irisa Jan\u0113vica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During the summer, artist Ikuru Kuwajima explored the landscape and history of the rural areas of the Ogre region. He undertook expeditions along the Daugava and Ogre rivers and searched for archival photographs in the region\u2019s museums and libraries. The artist has visualised his research through works inspired by local tales and legends, using a […]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibitions-and-expositions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6445,"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420\/revisions\/6445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogresmuzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTexts:<\/strong> Ikuru Kuwajima
\nGraphic design:<\/strong> Bumbierkoks
\nText editing:<\/strong> Antra Lezdi\u0146a<\/i><\/p>\n