DESCRIPTION
Meat, dry food for Rex, ice cream, sausage, toilet paper.
Even in such a small country as Latvia, the inhabitants live parallel lives, often not understanding each other. The government does not understand the population, the city dwellers do not understand the people living in the countryside, which leads to an alarming reality.
There are reports of emptying villages and towns in Latvia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, etc. This is a comon problem in Europe. An observable reality, in which places rapidly and seemingly irreversibly lose their constitutive elements: people, schools, services, social networks, jobs, the future.
Large territories become empty or and its subjects leave in large numbers to live in territories of other states and cities. Young people do not see opportunities to live in the countryside.
For a year, in Latvia, I drove with a shop on wheels that delivers goods to residents who cannot get to the city. In remote villages, old people are most often found.
AUTHOR
She is known for her compelling portraying of seemingly ordinary scenes through her ability to notice meaningful details that convey a multi layered story of either a person, a place or experience. She manages to pull the right strings by carefully bringing very personal, private issues to the public surface hence encouraging the fragile yet often uncomfortable topics.
Her first contact with art was at the age of 12, when she entered the Art School. Una’s professional path leads through years of experience in music management. Documenting backstage life of Latvian musicians.
Year 2021 became a landmark in Una’s creative biography by publishing her first photo book “Her Northern Roots”. The book narrates a story of Latvian women, their values, traditions, and necessity to define their own place individually and collectively. Over a hundred women, from a little girl to the former President of Latvia.
Education:
University of Latvia, BA Communication Science
Latvian Academy of Culture, Masters in Art
ISSP School, contemporary photography
Solo:
How much I little we know of each other, Latvia, 2019
Her Northern Calling, Latvia, 2022
Her Northern Roots, Latvia, 2023
Group:
"Mākslas rija", North Gallery, USA
“Shooting stars”, ISSP Gallery
Awards:
Nomination "Zelta ābele"
