Asta Volung\u0117\u2019s exhibition \u201cDyking around\u201d boldly and with a wide smile moves into the space of \u201ci\u0161girsti\u201d. Thoughts about a queer home are met even before entering, with a title that points to a different relationship with domestic life. The dual meaning of the word \u2013 dyke and to be idle \u2013 blends into the theme of queer everyday life. The luxury of idleness, of enjoying imperfect domestic life, awaits after long days of work, meetings, and protests. The deeply rooted gender norms do not apply here, and housework becomes a game with its own rules. Idleness \u2013 a meaningful and shameless way of spending one\u2019s time \u2013 reveals a life that has stepped outside the boundaries of heteronormativity.<\/p>\n
It is an asynchronous archive of queer memories \u2013 fragments of shared existence and joy. Nights and mornings twirl together in idleness as we fail to finish recounting them, our stories and perspectives intertwine, while our laughter does not wind down. Our dance-worn heels and sweat-soaked clothes return home on a random June morning, to a kitchen overflowing with last night’s glasses. The lightness of being together soothes the exhaustion of our bodies \u2013 in each other\u2019s company, part of a community. We let each other into our daily lives, our struggles, and our joys.<\/p>\n
In the exhibition, the artist looks at her community, but also at her own legacy. Her textile works take root as a search for new connections in the family history and a reflection on identity that changes with the passage of time. In these works, idleness appears in novel ways through years of change and decay, kindling a desire to honor the marks of time with the slow process of embroidery, knitting, and mending.<\/p>\n
Long-standing stories we tell each other in bars, tents, or under the covers linger in Asta\u2019s paintings. There are no secrets in these story fragments, everything is out in the open. With no attempt to romanticize or embellish, these moments of life turn into universal images of the community. Long-standing connections settle in thin layers on the canvas \u2013 the artist immortalises late parties, moments of light chaos, and unconditional freedom where friends, colleagues, and lovers find a place for unoppressed being.<\/p>\n
Asta Volung\u0117 is a queer woman, artist, cultural worker and activist. In her interdisciplinary practice, she merges the roles of curator, educator, and cultural producer in search of strategies on minimising social disparity, empowering vulnerable communities, encouraging critical dialogue about normativity and wellbeing. Based on these values, her artistic practice grew as an attempt to reconcile embodied roles and identities. Asta studied painting (BA) and alternative pedagogy (BA) as well as gender studies (MA), is cofounder of feminist and queer collectives and an active part of the community.<\/p>\n
Curators: Vilt\u0117 Barbora Vil\u016bnait\u0117, Augustas \u010ci\u010delis.<\/p>\n
The exhibition opens on March 14, 2026, at 4.00\u20137.00 PM, and remains open on Thursdays at 4.00\u20137.00 PM, or by appointment, until April 16. The address: \u201ci\u0161girsti\u201d, Darbinink\u0173 g. 8-1 (open entrance, three steps up), Vilnius.<\/p>\n
The exhibition is partially funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","programa":[22],"class_list":["post-4858","renginys","type-renginys","status-publish","hentry","programa-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/renginys\/4858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/renginys"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/renginys"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"programa","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivaliskreives.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programa?post=4858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}