On the 27th of November residents Demelza Watts (GB), Katherina Heil (DE), Cecilia Hultman (SE), Norbert Tukaj (LT), Alexandra Klawitter (DE), and Teena Lange (DE) had introduced their works and projects at one of the longest Open Studios event ever.  

Open Studios event started with the opening of the exhibition Day Tripper at the temporary project space Kiosk (11 Taikos st, Nida). Demelza Watts (GB), Katherina Heil (DE), Cecilia Hultman (SE), and Norbert Tukaj (LT) transformed the exhibit into a cabinet of curiosities, filled with various items that were collected in Nida by artists as well as exhibition guests. After the visitors were invited to put their treasures inside the installation, Norbert set off a cloud of green smoke outside of Kiosk. The exhibition will be open until the 27th of December.

During her residency, Demelza Watts (GB) focused on how certain places become our homes, what objects create comfort, and how architecture affects people‘s behavior. For her presentation she invited all to visit her room where she had created a cozy and homely atmosphere, performed, and talked about her artistic research.

Norbert Tukaj (LT) presented a series of photography and video works. They documented his project of hiding the buildings of Neringa city in colorful clouds of smoke in order to bring people‘s attention to unique and unjustly ignored resort architecture.

Cecilia Hultman (SE) presented her installation that consisted of her written texts, drawings, sounds, and objects that she had found in the forest and the beach. She was interested in formal lines and shapes existing in the surroundings, both natural and created by a man.

Teena Lange (DE) invited the people to the Colony library where she read her written piece about performance art and shared her thoughts and reflections on the years Teena spent working at the performance art space Grüntaler9in Berlin, Germany.

Alexandra Klawitter (DE) presented small animal sculptures made out of branches, woods, and beeswax that she had collected during her walks in nature.

During her residency, Katherina Heil (DE) had been working with scientific images of outer space and its elements. She had created fragments out of big scale drawings, notes, photographs, sand, rocks, and video works that in some way relate to the celestial worlds.