This is the only modern art space in Europe that is located in a functioning railway station. The Dubulti Art Station is an excellent example of how to combine transport, cultural, and public administration resources to make a unique art platform accessible to everyone. The Dubulti Station was built in 1977, and, according to the idea of its architect Igor Javein, it created associations with the rolling sea. In 2015, the station was fully renovated, which also made it possible to create a professionally managed art gallery here. Free admission.
The exhibition, created by artists Kristaps Ancāns and Pauls Rietums, marks the tenth year of the Art Station “Dubulti”.
Since 2015, the Art Station has given a new perspective on the possibilities of contemporary art in public infrastructure. Dubulti Station has developed into a hybrid space, without exchanging one function for another, as the visitor is a guest in both the exhibition space and the station. This interaction creates an accessible cultural space, allowing contemporary art to enter the everyday life of society.
The center of the exhibition is proto-industrial modular systems. They have been developed in collaboration with “Latvijas Finieri”, “Troja” and “IGLU Soft Play”.
Using spatial interventions and material experiments, the exhibition shows the multilayered architectural identity of Dubulti Station — from its roots in socialist representational architecture to the avant-garde embedded in form, unexpectedly connected to a lyrical narrative.
Supported by: Jurmala City Administration, State Cultural Capital Foundation, Domobaal Gallery (London).