The artificial, colorful lights entice spectators from afar. Like an invitation to a sensational show, the gallery's window displays the striking title "Hunger Games." Once, these brilliant neon lights hinted at the promises of the dawning electronics age, serving as symbols of exhilarating progress. Bright signs once marked commercial venues or acted as lighthouses for weary souls wandering in the dark of night in search of fleeting pleasures. Though neon has lost much of its original popularity today, becoming more of a niche design feature, its glow still guides the bored and spiritually thirsty. 

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This time, behind the colorful light's invitation, stands Kristians Brekte. As always, the trickster of this time, once again playing with the familiar symbols and methods of consumer culture. Under the mesmerizing lights, he deftly lures the viewers consciousness into a labyrinth, where instead of confronting the Minotaur, one must face the collective Shadow. But the sign does not deceive - these are the Hunger Games, and not everyone will emerge victorious. The tricksters mirror may repel those of weak spirit. 

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For those who dare to look into the shadow, the trickster-shopkeeper presents a carefully curated catalog. For the more resolute, he provides shopping carts; for the aesthetes, echoes of antiques from a time long past. The offerings are as varied as the heart desires - lost souls, mummies, suffering and of course souvenirs that bear witness to their time. It's worth mentioning that the Shadow holds no true higher powers. Instead, illusory figures  beckon participants to engage in games of luck, or gaze threateningly at supplicants trough primate masks.

The exit must be found by one's own means, and each must determine for themselves who this trickster really is. A villain, a hero, 

or a bold transgressor of boundaries. Perhaps he is just like us, only a bit more sensitive, brave, and audacious.​

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Curator: Ieva Stalšene