Kristīne Krauze-Slucka is a visual artist based in Riga, Latvia, whose conceptual practice interrogates the materiality of industrially produced objects, transforming them into catalysts for pseudo-social anthropological inquiries that challenge conventional perceptions.
Inspired by the instinctual explorations of a hunter-gatherer, she navigates her surroundings by investigating how everyday materials and organic structures communicate and resonate within our sensory world.
Her approach to photographic image-making transcends the traditional lens, venturing into the realm of meta images and afterimages. By employing experimental, camera-less techniques, she treats the photographic medium not only as a tool for visual representation but as a tactile, immersive experience that underscores the physical and material processes of creation.
Balancing familiarity with abstraction, her work invites viewers to reconsider the often distorted relationships between man-made materials and the environment, ultimately engaging a sensory dialogue about our perception.
Krauze-Slucka holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Visual Communication Department of the Latvian Academy of Arts. She was awarded the Grand Prix of the Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award in 2020 and has been twice nominated for the prestigious Purvītis Prize.
Kristīne Krauze-Slucka ir vizuālā māksliniece, kas savos darbos pievēršas rūpnieciski ražotas materialitātes izpētei, pārvēršot tos par katalizatoriem pseido-sociāli antropoloģisku jautājumu izpētei.
Iedvesmojoties no mednieka-vācēja instinktīviem vērojumiem, viņa pēta, kā ikdienišķi un organiski objekti mijiedarbojas ar mūsu sensoro pasauli.
Viņas pieeja foto attēlu veidošanai sniedzas pāri tradicionālam kameras objektīvam, dodoties meta attēlu un pēc-attēlu virzienā. Izmantojot eksperimentālas, bez kameras metodes, viņa uztver fotogrāfisko mediju ne tikai kā vizuālas attēlošanas līdzekli, bet arī kā sensoru pieredzi, akcentējot to veidošanā iesaistītos materiālos un fiziskos procesus.
Līdzsvarojot atpazīstamību ar abstrakciju, viņas darbi aicina pārdomāt bieži izdeformētās attiecības starp cilvēka radītajiem materiāliem un vidi.
Ieguvusi maģistra grādu Latvijas Mākslas akadēmijas Vizuālās komunikācijas nodaļā un saņēmusi Ziemeļvalstu un Baltijas jauno mākslinieku Grand Prix balvu (2020).
Divas reizes izvirzīta Purvīša balvas nominācijai.
2022. gadā izvēlēta par FUTURES (Eiropas fotogrāfijas platformas) mākslinieci.
Vada lekcijas un darbnīcas ISSP skolā.
SOLO SHOWS
2022 ECHO, outdoor project displayed at Riga public transport stops, Riga Photography Biennial
2022 Forced movements of the past, large scale installation, Contemporary Space of Art TUR, Riga, LV
2022 Resolution strike, mixed media installation, ISSP Gallery, Riga, LV
2022 Vibrations of the material universe. Thirst for gold, photographic works, Prospekto gallery, Vilnius, LT
2021 Obedient Touch, installation, large format unique photographic works, Latvian Museum of Photography
2021 -ING, cameraless photographic works, exhibition space “Jūras vārti”, Ventspils, LV
2020 Orgatopia, interactive installation, RIXC gallery, Riga, LV
GROUP SHOWS
2024 ON GATHERING, MMCA Residency Changdong, Seoul, South Korea
2024 CONTEMPORARY HISTORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY , ISSP Gallery, Riga
2023 FUTURE RETROSPECTIVES, Contemporary Space of Art TUR, Riga
2023 Art Gallery Ars28, Zurich, Switzerland
2022 FOTOFEST 2022, Parnu Town Hall, Estonia
2021 POSTSENSORIUM, RixC Art Science festival exhibition 2021, National Library of Latvia, Riga, LV.
2019 CENTENARY EXHIBITION OF THE ART ACADEMY OF LATVIA, exhibition hall ARSENĀLS of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, LV.
2019 SENSE OF CHANGE, Kuldiga Art House, LV.
2018 Experimental film festival PROCESS, "Mycelium" gallery, Riga, LV.
2017 Festival SOUNDS OF THE LAKE. Outdoor installation, Vestiena, LV.
2017 THE FLOW, ISSP group show, Riga, LV.
AWARDS, GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2021 Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award 2020, Grand Prix for mixed media installation Orgatopia.
2021 Riga Photography biennial – NEXT and ISSP Gallery Award 2021 “Seeking the Latest in Photography!”.
The special Prize – opportunity to publish a photography book with NoRoutine Books (LT).
2020 Scholarship from the Foundation of the painter Valdemars Tone.
RESIDENCIES
2024 MMCA Residency Changdong, South Korea
2022 PaiR Artist in residency, Latvia
WORKS IN COLLECIONS
ZUZĀNS collection (LV)
SEB GLOBAL services
Private collectors
EDUCATION
2018 - 2020 MA in Fine Arts, Audio Visual Media Art, Visual Communication Department of the Art Academy of Latvia
2015 - 2017 International Summer School of Photography. Language of photography.
2010 - 2012 Professional photo school.