LOVE LETTERS TRANSCRIBED
ongoing since 2010 | diverse epistolary actions, writing paper, ink, postage

The artist transcribes intimate letters from his personal collection: love letters, farewell letters, heartfelt apologies and letters of reproach. The transcribed letters are made available to the public through various actions.

For the exhibition Slash: In Between the Normative and Fantasy, curated by Kaspars Vanags, antiquated, disappearing modes of seeking out amorous and sexual contact were invoked for the transfer of these letters. A transcription of a letter of apology was made available to gallery visitors who wrote their names and post addresses on the inside wall of the gallery toilet. Another letter, written to a long-lost lover, was made available to individuals who met the artist in the park that once served as Riga's gay cruising area at midnight on the summer solstice.