METALLOphone 4: Signature

Artist list

Ulla Ahola, Nevin Arig, Linnea Blakeus Calder, Ruth Sara Brown, Monika Brugger, Isabelle Carpentier, Putte Helene Dal, Annette Dam, Siegfried De Buck, Hilde De Decker, Marytė Dominaitė, Frieda Dörfer, Åsa Elmstam, Jurgita Erminaitė-Šimkuvienė, Katrin Feulner, Jantje Fleischhut, Darijus Gerlikas, Živilė Guigaitė, Sophie Hannagarth, Heidemarie Herb, Peter Hoogeboom, Ramunė Jundaitė, Rasa Jundulaitė, Malene Kastalje, Karina Kazlauskaitė, Mervi Kurvinen, Emmanuel Lacoste, Lore Langendries, Claire Lavendhomme, Eimantas Ludavičius, Sandra Malaškevičiūtė, Simona Martinkutė, Merlin Meremaa, Veera Metso, Una Mikuda, Ted Noten, Anneli Oppar, Kristi Paap, Roberta Pavone, Nathalie Perret, Ruudt Peters, Darja Popolitova, Neringa Poškutė-Jukumienė, Vita Pukštaitė-Bružė, Anna Rikkinen, Mette Saabye, Ieva Sadauskaitė, Philip Sajet, Kairi Sirendi, Birutė Stulgaitė, Anna Talbot, Terhi Tolvanen, Kotryna Vaitekūnaitė, Saulius Vaitiekūnas, Kadi Veesaar, Andrea Wagner, Petra Zimmermann, Eglė Čėjauskaitė-Gintalė, Eglė Širvytė, Jelena Škulienė

The 2018 METALLOphone biennial is special. This year, we are celebrating the Centennial of the Restored State of Lithuania. The space that was selected for the exhibition is also special: it is the exhibition hall of the House of Signatories at the National Museum of Lithuania. It is a unique, formidable and historically significant venue. It was in the House of Signatories that the Independence Act, the document that officially declared and affirmed the declaration of independence of Lithuania, was signed. Every signatory’s autograph is their personal confirmation of and contribution to independence. That is what inspired the theme of the biennial - Signature. It is an allusion to the House of Signatories and signatures on the Independence Act, while at the same time being an encouragement to artists to demonstrate their creative individuality and unique touch. Every artist’s style is like their personal signature with which they mark the outside world. Every creator uses their signature style to affirm their existence in the world; every artist’s creative output constitutes their signature.