Lija Rage's art exhibition "Graffiti" at Jūrmala Museum

Lija Rage about the exhibition "Graffiti": "On the train from Jurmala to Riga, you can see long walls painted on, where over time the drawings change, are repainted and added to. On the wall you can read poetry, exclamations that correspond to the times. These walls are like a kind of open journal or gallery, where the changing drawings and textual expressions reflect the passage of time, as well as the thoughts and feelings of society.

I combine this street art with my own drawings, digitally transform them, add my own message and weave them for a long time. I combine the relatively "fast" street art with the most time-consuming art form, classical tapestry, introducing a contrast between digital and traditional artistic expression. Tapestry is known for its time-consuming and meticulous nature, which contrasts with the speed and informality of street art. The exhibition includes years of work, from photographing, cutting, gluing, to weaving and cladding the works with visual elements."