Currently lives and works in: Riga, Latvia
Organisation: Kanepes Kulturas centrs
Areas of interest: Freedom, urbanism, dance as a ritual, communities, cinema
Why are you a part of Magic Carpets: I love to fly and get into new territories to practice curiosity through camera lens..
Magic Carpets project
My field of interest is freedom in its broader sense and urban planning. Freedom of expression, freedom of movement, freedom to gathering are just few examples. In urban planning a term “third places” is a crucial concept for me that was coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg and refers to places where people spend time between home (‘first’ place) and work/shcool (‘second’ place). In my residency I was based in Khulo while I explored also villages of Tago, Ghorjomi, Beshumi, and the Green lake. In this exhibition I provide a visual essay of my 4 weeks stay in Upper Adjara, focusing on third places. Even if the villages are geographically near, their identities are very much different.
Past projects
Without Them
Type: Documentary movie, 26 min, director
The young people seen in the film have to spend a total of more than 60 years in prison. What to do with so much free time? Over the course of five months, six young theater and hip-hop instructors embark on a creative challenge to show the Latvian public that, contrary to popular belief, they are humans too.
Festival Kometa
Type: Interdisciplinary festival in Daugavgriva Fortress, Riga, Latvia / creative director
Everything started with an idea of a festival without advertisements, slogans and plastic, without conveyor music and artificial trends. A cosmic culture festival, where music, art and we are in harmony with nature.
Kaņepes Kultūras centrs / creative director
Culture center in the heart of Riga, Latvia
Kaņepes Kultūras centrs is a bottom-up cultural, social and political platform that engages with local & international communities, activists, and subcultures for a better, more equal, and diverse world. We strongly stand for every individual’s right to express themselves, create, and enjoy freedom.
DO AS LOVERS DO.
What inspires you as an artist? Creativity of the human kind, the sun and electricity, nightlife and nature.
What do you think is the purpose of art? It is the fundament of our human existence (culture in a broader way).
Contacts
Email: davis.kanepe[et]gmail.com | Instagram