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Until February 8, the contemporary art space Tur will host the exhibition The Smoldering Flashes by artist and spatial designer Liene Pavlovska, which reflects on the imprints of collective and personal trauma in our society through spatial transformation. In her work, Liene works with space, creating abstract installations in a variety of techniques and exploring how our desires affect our environment. In the Nice Touch section, Liene talks about the approach that helps bring intuitive qualities to her work.

Nice Touch Editorial January 24, 2025

«My Nice Touch is a library of professional tools. I use a variety of media and materials in my practice as an artist, and this is also reflected in my very packed studio, where there is no room for minimalism. It is important for me to be able to flow freely between painting, woodwork, or sewing during the day. My work is emotion-driven and tactile, so it’s good to have both inspiring materials and tools at hand to create artworks and spatial experiences through these materials. My three favourite tools are a watercolour paint set, a jigsaw, and a sewing machine. Through breaking several tools in the most amusing (and not the safest) ways, I have learned that it is important to invest in a library of quality tools, that allows me to freely improvise with seemingly incompatible things.»

Liene Pavlovska is an artist, scenographer, and spatial designer. She holds a BA and MA in scenography from the Art Academy of Latvia, as well as an MA from the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. Her work focuses on the intersection of desire and collectivism, exploring how desire is expressed in space and how it shapes the living environment of people and other beings. In addition to her artistic practice, Liene works with artist Oskars Pavlovskis in the association Neatlaidība and is developing a new art and design gallery Part Time in Grīziņkalns, Riga.

 

Liene’s solo exhibition The Smoldering Flashes is on view at the Tur contemporary art space in Tallinn Quarter until February 8.