For the 14th Kaunas Biennial, co-curators Alicia Knock and Inga Lāce gather almost 40 artists across two cities to present Long-distance Friendships. We are excited that Yonamine has been invited to show new works.

“This project attempts to connect histories of the relationship between Africa and Eastern Europe that are linked more closely than many are aware of. Our choice of venues for each event is not a coincidence. The old central post office in Kaunas and the market in Riga are both collapsed spaces for exchange and togetherness. The histories of each space echo that of the people who inhabited them. By drawing on these personal histories, we are using traces of times past to invite artists to propose alternative perspectives for the future. In a time of geopolitical fragmentation, it is important to strive for international alliances that are forged through friendship and collaboration rather than power dynamics,” elaborate co-curators Knock and Lāce.

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