Yesterday, on February 12, the ISSP Gallery unveiled photographer Iveta Gabaliņa’s exhibition Forest Evenings, which addresses forest disappearance, highlighting the role of humans in biological and cultural processes related to forests. In her work, Iveta often explores the relationship between environment and people, focusing on presence and reflection. In the Nice Touch section, the photographer talks about a habit that allows her to escape from everyday «noise».
«I live in Pārdaugava, and it takes me about an hour to get to work in the city centre. If I can manage it, walking without music, phone calls, or podcasts has become a conscious practice of silence for me, helping me restore both my mental and physical balance.»
Iveta Gabaliņa is a practicing photographer, curator, and photography teacher, as well as the director and co-founder of ISSP Gallery. She studied photography at Andrejs Grants’ studio and at Arts University Bournemouth, and holds a master’s degree in Photography from Aalto University in Helsinki. She has received numerous international awards, including C/O Berlin Talents 2013, the Burn Magazine Award, and the CDS Documentary Photography Award, as well as nominations for major competitions such as the Sony World Photography Awards and the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. Her work is included in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and Deutsche Börse Bank.
Until April 16, Iveta’s exhibition Forest Evenings will be on view at the ISSP Gallery. The artist explores alternative ways of looking at the forest, drawing parallels between the body of the forest and the female body, as both reveal tension between idealisation and exploitation.
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