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Deimantas Narkevičius

Deimantas NARKEVICIUS (1964, Utena, Lithuania) is a conceptual artist, art critic and exhibition curator. He makes film and video productions which place individuals and their history at the centre, often using close ups to capture his observations. Narkevicius is one of the most consistent and widely recognised Lithuanian artists in the international art scene. His works has been exhibited at contemporary art venues worldwide including the Centre Pompidou (Paris), Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofia (Madrid), Tate Modern (London), Museum of Modern Art (New York) and Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam).

Filmography

(all short, selection) Europe 54 54 – 25 19 (1997), His-story (1998), Mass for the Truth of Blacksmith Ignotas (1998), Legend Coming True (1999), Energy Lithuania (2000), Countryman (2002), Kaimietis (2002), Scena (2003), The Role of a Lifetime (2003), Once in the XX Century (2004), Disappearance of a Tribe (2005), Matrioškos (2005), Revisiting Solaris (2007), The Head (2007), The Dud Effect (2008), Into the Unknown (2009), Ausgeträumt (2010), Draudžiami jausmai/Restricted Sensation (2011), Stains and Scratches (2017), Twittering Soul (2023)

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Deimantas Narkevičius at IFFR

  • Twittering Soul

    At the dawn of the twentieth century, a small village in Lithuania prepares for doomsday.

  • Revisiting Solaris

    In this short film, Donatas Banionis returns after more than 40 years as Chris Kelvin, the protagonist from Tarkovsky’s film Solaris. The story is

  • Matrioskos

    Interpretation of testimony from abused refugees.

  • Kaimietis

    Monologues by two individuals who yearn for new experiences in another country.

  • Stains and Scratches

    The polarity between physical marks on celluloid and the photographic image these support challenged the artist to create a stereoscopic illusion.<

  • Scena

    Scena is inspired by the architecture of one house. This building is in the style of the functional modernism of the 1960s. ‘The Palace for E

  • Europe 54º 54′ – 25º 19′

    A simple documentary of a trip Narkevicius made one morning from his former flat to the geographical centre of Europe. The soundtrack of the film r

  • The Role of a Lifetime

    Narkevicius’ film combines three distinct elements. The first is his interview with Peter Watkins, recorded in Lithuania where Watkins lived

  • His-story

    The film is about transformations taking place in the shadow of Big Events. The commentary to history is delivered through a portrayal of the concr

  • Energy Lithuania

    The film Energy Lithuania is a documentary study of an electric power plant, which includes conversations with people who have worked there. Althou