In Riga Porcelain Museum
12.10. - 10.12.2017
This annual exhibition brings together local and foreign artists ready to use porcelain to create a piece of art that does not exceed 15 cm in its dimensions. The theme of this year’s exhibition is “White noise”.
White noise is a concept which is used not only in physics, but also in music, telecommunications and other fields. White noise is a sound comprising all of the frequencies audible to the human ear at the same pitch. As in optics, when all colours are mixed in equal proportions the result is white. In practice, we encounter white noise when surfing between radio or TV channels – it is the hissing, crackling noise between the stations, or the “snow” on your TV screen. As technologies develop, we encounter these deviations or defects less and less. But on occasion white noise is created deliberately. How does noise differ from sound? Is noise an annoying nuisance or an inescapable reality? French philosopher Michel Serres views white noise as a positive element in communication. Communication is a vital aspect of our lives, and noise is a third player between the sender of the message and its recipient. Communication cannot exist without noise. White noise is an intermediate stage and an affirmation of presence.
For the International Exhibition of Small Form Porcelain from 70 applications the jury choose 27 artists from 15 countries - Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Latvia, Lithaunia, Poland, Russia, Rumania, Spain, Ungārijas, UK, Taivan and Turkey.
The works for the exhibition are selected by: Riga Porcelain Museum Director Santa Dobele, Riga Porcelain Museum Chief Collection Manager Iliana Veinberga, Riga Porcelain Museum Expositons and Exhibitions Curator Ieva Nagliņa, Riga Porcelain Museum Education and Porcelain Painting Specialist Arta Baltā, artist and curator Valentins Petjko.
In the Picture: Ilze Emse-Grīnberga (Latvia) “White top” Porcelain. 2017.