Costume & Contemplation On Religion

The exhibition Costume & Contemplation On Religion is the second installment in the Costume & Contemplation research cycle, showcasing the works of fashion design researchers and educators from Lithuania and abroad.

The exhibition explores the individual’s relationship with the transcendent reality. Through an engaging narrative, it intertwines stories, events, and religious experiences that have shaped the worldviews and creative practices of fashion designers. Rather than redefining religion as an essential pillar of life, the exhibition seeks to reveal the diversity of faith experiences each artist carries within.

The fashion objects created specifically for this exhibition reflect the personal relationship between sacrum and profanum, embodying experiences that often elude verbal expression. Each piece is accompanied by texts that highlight the focus of the creators’ research.

Exhibiting Artists:

Evelina Dragūnienė & Edita Tamošiūnienė, Dovilė Gudačiauskaitė, Renata Maldutienė, Justė Kubilinskaitė-Tarvydienė, Anna Kuźmitowicz, Rūta Kvaščevičiūtė-Mikalauskė, Dorota Sak, Justina Semčenkaitė, Michał Szulc, Alevtina Ščepanova & Edita Sabockytė-Skudienė, Ieva Šlaičiūnaitė, Sonja Šterman, Jolanta Talaikytė, Maria Wiatrowska.

Curators: Michał Szulc, Renata Maldutienė, Agnetė Voverė

Architect: Ūla Žebrauskaitė-Malinauskė

Designers: Rusnė Šimulynaitė, Michał Szulc

Organizer: Vilnius Academy of Arts

Partners: Strzeminski Academy of Art in Lodz.

Project funded by: Lithuanian Council for Culture