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Unless I move, The Earth becomes flatter, Decolonial Ecologies, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia, 2022
Photograph 60x150 cm, Archival materials from the National History Museum of Latvia, wool and amber thread, Baltic Sea salt, object
The Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world. One of the causes of eutrophication is the intensification of agriculture, which has also been influenced by the construction of polders along the coastline during the Soviet years.
More than 30 years have passed since the third Latvian National Awakening, when the Environmental Protection Club, gathering activists, raised political issues through ecology and environmental protection. During this time, a new generation has grown up, which is demanding, self-conscious and self-oriented. Ecological problems are on the radar of this generation because they affect them very directly. Public involvement can help preserve and restore the unique ecosystem of the Baltic Sea, which is currently suffering from “being overweight” and “sedentary lifestyle”.