Exhibition "How Are You Today? Emotional Literacy" in Riga Dedicated to Physician Ilze Aizsilniece
A multimedia exhibition "How Are You Today? Emotional Literacy" dedicated to physician Ilze Aizsilniece will be on display at the Riga Contemporary Art Space from July 2 to September 13, and is part of a Yale University study on art experience and emotions.
The Riga Contemporary Art Space will host the multimedia exhibition "How Are You Today? Emotional Literacy" from July 2 to September 13. The exhibition is dedicated to physician Ilze Aizsilniece.
The show features 28 Latvian artists from different generations, including Kristaps Ancāns, Ēriks Apaļais, Kristians Brekte, Andris Breže, Aleksandrs Breže, Anna Ceipe, Kristiāna Dimitere, Reinis Dzudzilo, Miķelis Fišers, Indriķis Ģelzis, Helēna Heinrihsone, Brenda Jansone, Marks Halsons, Frančeska Kirke, Maija Kurševa, Katrīna Lipšāne, Laimdota Malle, Sarmīte Māliņa, MAREUNROL’S, Ģirts Muižnieks, Pauls Rietums, Ilze Rukšāne, Līga Spunde, Krista Vindberga-Auzniece, Artūrs Virtmanis, Amanda Ziemele, Otto Zitmanis, and Paula Zvane.
Curators Una Meistere and Daiga Rudzāte note that the meaning of an artwork emerges not only from the artist's intention but also from the viewer's experience. The exhibition is part of a study by the Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence, led by researcher Dr. Zorana Ivčeviča Pringle. The study aims to understand how people form personal connections with artworks and the role of emotions, memories, and associations in this process.
Data will be collected during the exhibition to better understand art experience. The exhibition encourages visitors to reflect on their emotions and how art affects them.
