Artūras Čertovas’ Exhibition Impermanent Nature: Space as Artistic Matter and an Invitation to Experience the Constant Change of the World
The single-artwork gallery apiece will swap spaces with The Rooster Gallery for one month, presenting the exhibition Impermanent Nature by artist Artūras Čertovas on 5 September. The show is organised as part of the Vilnius Gallery Weekend’s curated programme ‘Habits.’
The exhibition Impermanent Nature could be seen as a kind of situation: created from scaffolding, found or borrowed objects, photographic and video works as well sound elements, its setting refers to fundamental flux, creating a sense of unexpectedness. By deconstructing and reconstructing the usual gallery space, the show focuses on the transient nature of both physical and internal states, emphasising constant change, and the sustainability and circulation of materials.
Taking space itself as the creative matter, this multi-layered installation blurs the distinction between an object and its surroundings, inviting viewers to immerse themselves directly in the flow of the work. The exhibition results from a long-term, meditative, and poetically approached observation of everyday life and the ever-changing environment. Thus, the visit to the show is intended to also be a gentle and slow experience.
The artist’s attentive approach to seemingly mundane details, and his subsequent creative process, are guided by intuition – the ‘sixth sense’ that can be refined through meditation. Here, the poetics of space and architecture unfold as a lens through which the world is viewed, inviting the viewer to remember: in an inherently impermanent world, everything is fluid and cyclical. Thus, the exhibition, reminiscent of a building site, regards any human action or natural process as acts of continuous creation, where each result is also the origin of something new.
Artūras Čertovas (b. 1995) is a Lithuanian artist currently living between Vilnius and Brussels. His practice investigates informal spatial situations and impermanence. The artist’s works have been presented in an abandoned barn in Eiliokiškės village (Lithuania), in a residency staircase in Lisbon, his private room in Luxembourg, and Gallery Atletika in Vilnius. He has a background in architecture, was a participant in the 8th Rupert alternative education programme in Vilnius, and an artist-in-residence in the Hangar artistic research centre in Lisbon and Kintai Arts in the town of Kintai, Lithuania. Previously Čertovas has worked at the Rotor Deconstruction cooperative in Brussels, a company organising the reuse of construction materials. He is currently actively involved in the exhibition architecture field and DJs under the alias A. Certo.
The exhibition Impermanent Nature at The Rooster Gallery (St. Brunono Bonifaco St. 12, Vilnius) will run from 5 September to 6 October. Admission is free of charge.
Exhibition curators: Milena Černiakaitė and Aušra Trakšelytė
Communication: Menų komunikacija
Graphic design: Marek Voida
The exhibition is partly funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Vilnius City Municipality.