“Beyond Our Bodies Our Beings Extend” at Pilot Gallery, Riga

“Beyond Our Bodies Our Beings Extend” by Sofia Lùndari, MARIA, Natasha Viosna Moody, Hannah Morgan, Djuna O’Neill, Louis Rizzo Naudi, Sabīne Šnē, Agate Tūna, and Ella Yolande, curated by Nastia Svarevska, at Pilot Gallery, Riga, 01/11/2024 – 12/01/2025.

Exhibition Text:
Beyond Our Bodies Our Beings Extend is a moving image exhibition of nine international artists who explore the relationships between the body, the land, and the living world. Rooted in environmental humanities and intergenerational knowledge, the exhibition emphasises the interdependence between living beings and their surroundings.

Our bodies do not exist in isolation; they are continuously shaped by—and, in turn, shape—the ecosystems they inhabit in a dynamic process of mutual influence and transformation. Using 3D modelling, world-building, archival footage, and filmed material, the artists challenge conventional perceptions of the body as a fixed, isolated entity. From expansive landscapes that capture the vastness of nature to intimate moments that reflect personal experiences, and microscopic realms that uncover hidden natural forces, each work tells a story of our place within the world.

Together, these visual narratives invite us to reconsider the body as a fluid extension of the environment—a site of constant interaction between organism and ecosystem.

Artists: Sofia Lùndari (Italy), MARIA (US), Natasha Viosna Moody (UK), Hannah Morgan (UK), Djuna O’Neill (Ireland), Louis Rizzo Naudi (UK), Sabīne Šnē (Latvia), Agate Tūna (Latvia), and Ella Yolande (UK).

In addition to the gallery exhibition, an online platform extends the conversation beyond visual arts. It features written responses to the works from experts across fields such as environmental law, molecular biology, neuroscience, regenerative agriculture, architecture, and more. These written responses encourage viewers, readers, and listeners to see the body not as a boundary, but as a bridge connecting us to the Earth.

Online platform text authors: Martha Aroha, Sophie Carter, Ada Enesco, Pasha Jeremenko & Yasmin L Jones, Emma Foliot, Nina Gonzalez-Park, EF, Toms Majors, Elida Silvey.

Link to the online platform: https://ourbodiesourbeings.mmm.page/