ENG
Kristīne Krauze-Slucka is a visual artist based in Riga, Latvia. She works with photographic images and industrial materials.
Through a range of materiality, she seeks to create speculative narratives that address psychogeography as an aesthetic category of inquiry.
Kristīne Krauze-Slucka has obtained a Fine Art Master's degree from the Visual Communication Department of the Latvian Academy of Arts (2020).
In 2020, she received a scholarship from the foundation of the painter Valdemārs Tone and the Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award, as well as the special prize of the Riga Photography Biennial – NEXT 2021, and published her first photography book “Vibrations of the material universe. Thirst for gold” in collaboration with the Lithuanian publisher “NoRoutine Books”, which appeared in summer 2021.”
Twice nominated for the prestigious "Purvītis Prize" in the 3rd quarter of 2021 for the personal exhibition "Obedient touch" as part of the Riga Photography Biennale "Next 2021" exhibition "Digital Dark Age" in the Latvian Museum of Photography. And in the 2nd quarter of 2022 for the personal exhibition "Forced movements of the past" in the cultural space "You already know where".
In 2022 selected as FUTURES (Europe-based photography platform) artist.
Lecturer at the International Summer School of Photography (ISSP).
LV
Kristīne Krauze-Slucka ir latviešu vizuālā māksliniece, kas savā mākslinieciskajā praksē strādā ar fotogrāfisko attēlu un rūpnieciski ražotiem materiāliem. Izmantojot dažādas materialitātes, viņa veido spekulatīvus naratīvus, kuros pievēršas psihoģeogrāfiskai kartēšanai kā estētiskas izpētes kategorijai.
2020. gadā ieguvusi maģistra grādu Latvijas Mākslas akadēmijas Vizuālās komunikācijas nodaļā.
2020. gadā saņēmusi gleznotāja Valdemāra Tones fonda stipendiju un Ziemeļvalstu un Baltijas jauno mākslinieku Grand Prix balvu.
Ieguvusi “Rīgas Fotogrāfijas biennāles – NEXT 2021” specbalvu un publicējusi savu pirmo foto grāmatu “Materiālā visuma vibrācijas. Zelta slāpes” sadarbībā ar izdevniecību NoRoutine Books (Lietuva). Grāmata iegādāta arī Latvijas Nacionālās bibliotēkas krājumā.
Divas reizes izvirzīta Purvīša balvas nominācijai 2021.gada 3.ceturksnī par personālizstādi “Paklausīgs pieskāriens” Rīgas Fotogrāfijas biennāles “Next 2021” izstādes “Digitālie viduslaiki” ietvaros, Latvijas fotogrāfijas muzejā. Un 2022.gada 2.ceturksnī par personālizstādi "Pagātnes piespiedu kustības" kultūrtelpā "Tu jau zini kur".
2022. gadā izvēlēta par FUTURES (Eiropas fotogrāfijas platformas) mākslinieci.
Vada lekcijas un darbnīcas ISSP skolā.
SOLO SHOWS
2022 ECHO, outdoor project displayed at Riga public transport stops, Riga Photography Biennial
2022 Forced movements of the past, large scale installation, Tu Jau Zini Kur space, Riga, LV
2022 Resolution strike, mixed media installation, ISSP Gallery, Riga, LV
2022 Vibrations of the material universe. Thirst for gold, photographic works, Prospekto gallery, Vilnius, LT
2021 Obedient Touch, installation, large format unique photographic works, Latvian Museum of Photography
2021 -ING, cameraless photographic works, exhibition space “Jūras vārti”, Ventspils, LV
2020 Orgatopia, interactive installation, RIXC gallery, Riga, LV
GROUP SHOWS
2023 FUTURE RETROSPECTIVES, Tur telpa, Riga
2023 Art Gallery Ars28, Zurich, Switzerland
2022 FOTOFEST 2022, Parnu Town Hall, Estonia
2021 POSTSENSORIUM, RixC Art Science festival exhibition 2021, National Library of Latvia, Riga, LV.
2019 CENTENARY EXHIBITION OF THE ART ACADEMY OF LATVIA, exhibition hall ARSENĀLS of the Latvian
National Museum of Art, Riga, LV.
2019 SENSE OF CHANGE, Kuldiga Art House, LV.
2018 Experimental film festival PROCESS, "Mycelium" gallery, Riga, LV.
2017 Festival SOUNDS OF THE LAKE. Outdoor installation, Vestiena, LV.
2017 THE FLOW, ISSP group show, Riga, LV.
AWARDS, GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2021 Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award 2020, Grand Prix for mixed media installation Orgatopia.
2021 Riga Photography biennial – NEXT and ISSP Gallery Award 2021 “Seeking the Latest in Photography!”.
The special Prize – opportunity to publish a photography book with NoRoutine Books (LT).
2020 Scholarship from the Foundation of the painter Valdemars Tone.
RESIDENCIES
2022 PaiR Artist in residency, Latvia
2022 Viinistu Artist residency, Estonia
EDUCATION
2018 - 2020 Visual Communication Department of the Art Academy of Latvia, MA.
2015 - 2017 International Summer School of Photography. Language of photography.
2010 - 2012 Professional photo school.