Ieva Epnere’s solo exhibition Tuesday

In the exhibition Tuesday, artist Ieva Epnere turns her attention to herself and her observations of the cyclical nature of life. Over the course of multiple months, the artist spent every Tuesday visiting her father’s apartment in Liepāja to stay in dialogue with memory via the space, light, and objects present. This regular recurrence became a rhythm – one that maintains a connection with the departed whose presence was still engrained in the atmosphere of the space. In the artwork, the apartment functions as a psychological scenography and a living archive. The wallpapers, the faux leather once purchased for upholstering doors, the textiles and household items become witnesses and vehicles of memory. The artist does not document these objects – she “activates” them, creating situations where personal memory meets performative action.

Daylight has a crucial role in the photographs – it creates a dream- or memory-like effect. By using a long-exposure technique, the artist’s moving body becomes almost spectral in layers of light. This ghostliness and transparency reveal the passing of time – the human figure merges with the interior, thus becoming a part of the memory’s mechanism. Simultaneously, the figure in the frame is not a model, but rather a character reflecting on itself.
The name of the exhibition – Tuesday – initially represents the regularity of the works’ creation, but steadily it takes on a broader meaning. In this exhibition, photography becomes a way to keep something present even after a loss.