In a project specially created for museum spaces, the author of the exhibition continues explorations of personal and collective memory, place, and identity. By giving everyday materials unexpected meanings, the artist intertwines local history with personal experiences and awakens visitors’ memories.
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“I am glad that at the Palanga Amber Museum we can present another solo exhibition by a talented artist. Such exhibitions with unique design and different content enrich the museum’s offered content, complementing the permanent amber and manor interiors displays. This way, our visitors are constantly invited to return and discover new experiences,” says Dr. Sigita Bagužaitė-Talačkienė, director of the LNDM Palanga Amber Museum.
From the cabbage patch to the archive of personal memory
In the exhibition, A. Erminas connects personal experience with the search for the origins of man: concrete cabbage leaves recall the myth heard in childhood about children found in the cabbage patch, while the sculptural cement disc becomes an image of a sunset by the sea. Transforming everyday industrial materials into symbols, the artist creates a unique memory archive and invites the viewer to reflect on their relationship with the past, childhood memories, and images created by the subconscious. “Human memory changes and fades, but in material it takes shape and remains – in the work, memory becomes a sign of time,” summarizes A. Erminas.
This narrative is continued by the exhibition architecture, linking the works with the museum space. Sculptural objects are placed on authentic concrete sidewalk tiles that once covered city paths – thus fragments of local history become the foundation of the exhibition. An installation resembling a theater curtain creates a vivid transition from one space to another, shaping the visitor’s movement and gaze.
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The artist discovering unexpected meanings in everyday life
Andrius Erminas (b. 1971) is a creator of conceptual sculpture, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in fresco–mosaic and a master’s degree in sculpture from the Vilnius Academy of Arts. In his sculptures, objects, and installations, everyday items acquire new symbolic meanings. Based on personal experience, the artist explores themes of memory, individuality, authorship, and the human relationship with environment and culture. This work is characterized by contrasts and transformations: ordinary objects balance between reality and surrealism, encouraging the viewer to rethink what seems familiar.
A. Erminas has received state scholarships for cultural and artistic creators and has been awarded multiple times for the uniqueness of his work. Having held more than twenty solo exhibitions, he also actively participates in joint projects in Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, and other countries. His works are owned by private collectors in Lithuania and abroad, as well as the MO Museum. The artist is represented by the (AV17) gallery.
The exhibition “Chapel of Memory. The Sun Above the Cabbage Field” at the Palanga Amber Museum will be open until April 18, 2027. Educational programs and tours will invite visitors to better understand the artist’s work and the meanings hidden within it. Information about the exhibition and accompanying events is published on the LNDM website and social networks.
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