
Viltė Žumbakytė Haisch ir Sonata Riepšaitė
SURFACES OF TIME
Opening: February 7, 5:00 PM
Exhibition dates: February 7 – March 2
Place:
VDA Gallery „Akademija“, Pilies g. 44/Latako g. 2, 01124 Vilnius, Lithuania
VDA Gallery „Akademija“ presents the exhibition „Surfaces of Time“, featuring two Lithuanian artists living abroad. Graphic artist Viltė Žumbakytė Haisch, based in Germany, and painter Sonata Riepšaitė, based in the Netherlands, are united by their chosen medium—charcoal.
In their works, both artists seek points of connection with their surroundings, exploring space, surfaces, and textures. A significant element in both of their creations is the horizon line—a boundary between reality and unreality. Viltė Žumbakytė Haisch’s drawings capture flow, the vitality of the moment, and reflections on natural forms—an attempt to halt the fleeting and ephemeral using charcoal. In contrast, Sonata Riepšaitė’s works depict time as if suspended in midair—within this stillness, past, present, and hints of the future intertwine, while the depicted motifs balance between reality and fiction.
Charcoal, as a symbol of impermanence, fragility, and the enduring force of nature, becomes a tool in the artists’ hands, allowing them to explore the worlds of nature, imagination, and memory. In the deep blackness of charcoal, which absorbs the vibrancy of light (color), the noise of everyday life fades, different surfaces of time overlap, and inner landscapes emerge. These are spaces of silence and longing, silently inviting the viewer into a slow, contemplative experience of the artwork.
Textures: one surface after another
Solo exhibition, (VDA) gallery ,,Akademija'', Lithuania 2020

2020
- Drawing - installation created during the exhibition ,,Textures:one surface after another'' , (VDA) gallery ,,Akademija''.



2020 - ,,Surfaces'', Coal on wood, electronics, audio recording // Collaboration with Elias Haisch.
Lietus ir atmintis (LIA)
Patterns and moments
Artist in residence in Lehnin Institut for Art and Culture 2019

2019 - Hand-made object created out of burned wood and plastic during the residency in the LIKK (Germany), presented together with an audio source in UferCafe

31 10 19 - A solo piano performance as part of the Kunst menu and the closing for the solo exhibition ,,Patterns and moments'', Lehnin Institut for Art and culture, Germany






Thumbelina ( illustrated book)
An Illustrated picture book retelling H.C. Andersen’s classic fairytale "Thumbelina" / "Coliukė" LT
Illustrations, Book design. 20x20cm, 32 pages, 2015
All project on Behance


