This exhibition by Zane Mellupe continues to explore the materiality and conceptual nature of objects, pursued already in her series “Graphies” (2015) and other works. The central image of the exhibition is platanus acerifolia, a hybrid plane tree. It was formed by hybridisation of platanus orientalis and platanus occidentalis introduced in many metropoles around the world. The artist sees this as a symbol of globalisation, urban development.

Hybrid plane has many wonderful qualities – its leaves and branches create a good shade, the tree is resistant to high pollution levels, … read more

“The good is like water. Water benefits all things without contention, and collects in places others dislike. Thus, it is close to the Dao.”

– Lao Tzu

From this perspective, written as an eternal facet, how do we relate in our era to water, it’s quality and intrinsic character? Humankind, being in itself comprised of 70 % water, that which being the source of life sustains all known existence… how may we correlate this quintessence with daily and mundane interaction?

More than 10 International artists and art collectives reflect in t… read more