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My Photography Exhibition “On Goodness” Transforms Vilnius Into An Open-Air Gallery (29 Pics)
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My Photography Exhibition “On Goodness” Transforms Vilnius Into An Open-Air Gallery (29 Pics)

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On December 16th, The New York Times announced that Lithuania is the worst-affected country in the world, according to the seven-day coronavirus infection rate published. The second wave of COVID has stopped cultural life and locked most Lithuanians inside. Yet the non-profit organization Integration Center and I found a way to bring art back into people’s lives amid the pandemic by transforming one of Vilnius’ main streets into an open-air gallery. As people in Lithuania are asked to leave their homes only when necessary, the organizers made it possible to visit the exhibition online too—from the safe space of one’s home.

 

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    Exhibition opening day, Vilnius street, Vilnius city

    The open-air photography exhibition “On Goodness” features moments from expeditions to prisons in Peru and South Africa in 2019. The artworks invite the viewer on a trip to a far-away land—a separated and isolated territory of a prison. In times when our capacity to understand isolation is greater than ever, the exhibition calls for compassion and empathy for those locked away.

    Expedition – South Africa, Olievenhoutbosch

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    I think that “On Goodness” is a significant exhibition for me personally, as it pushed me to think about the concept of freedom in ways I never had before. The expeditions to South Africa and Peru allowed me to open unexplored worlds such as slums in South Africa and high-security prisons. One prisoner shared that he found freedom in making peace with isolation. Interestingly, once back home, I had to do the same—build my own relationship with the quarantine measures and a changing world.

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    Expedition – South Africa, Midrand

    Expedition – South Africa, Johannesburg

    Inspired by the expeditions and matured during the Spring lockdown in 2020, the expedition “On Goodness” plays with the opposites and invites the viewer to look for the thread connecting the two: to search for freedom in isolation and better understand those whose world we know nothing about.

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    Expedition – South Africa, Pretoria Central Prison

    Expedition – South Africa, Diepsloot slum

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    Expedition – South Africa, Diepsloot

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    Expedition – South Africa, Diepsloot

    Expedition – South Africa, Johannesburg

    Expedition – South Africa, Diepsloot slum

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    Expedition – South Africa, Cape Town

    Expedition – South Africa, Fish Hoek, Cape Town

    Expedition – South Africa, Simon’s Town

    Expedition – South Africa, Fish Hoek, Cape Town

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    Expedition – South Africa, Cape Peninsula

    Expedition – Peru, San Juan de Lurigancho prison in Lima, Peru’s largest prison

    Expedition – Peru, San Juan de Lurigancho prison in Lima, Peru’s largest prison

    Expedition – Peru, San Juan de Lurigancho prison in Lima, Peru’s largest prison

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    Dainius Ščiuka

    Dainius Ščiuka

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    Photographer based in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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    Dainius Ščiuka

    Dainius Ščiuka

    Author, Community member

    Photographer based in Vilnius, Lithuania.

    Diana Lopetaitė

    Diana Lopetaitė

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    Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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    Diana Lopetaitė

    Diana Lopetaitė

    Moderator, BoredPanda staff

    Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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