“People are often divided into many parts, and sometimes these parts don’t even know that others exist. In creating this collection, I explore this phenomenon and strive to connect these parts within myself.”

In her newest collection of works, the artist explores and embraces her own identity, seeing the human being as a multi-layered being in which the individual parts do not realize each other's existence. The artist explores this phenomenon by creating a collection of works and attempts to unite the different aspects. The works are based on photographs taken previously by the artist, which have been given a new dimension using acrylic, drawing, and quilling techniques (rolled and glued paper strips). The series of works presents different aspects of life as a collage, emphasizing Maria Pranka’s personality and individuality, creating a dynamic and new expression often born from the chaos of her creativity.

Maria Pranka (1986) is a multimedia artist from Riga. She studies various fine art techniques, experiments, and regularly improves her skills in Western European art workshops. She works in painting, collage and installation, photography, video, and graphic design. She curates, organizes exhibitions, and implements socially significant projects. Maria Pranka finds herself in an abstract style because it is emotional, personal, unpredictable, and boundary-breaking. She is one of the participants in the first exhibition project FORESIGHT 2023, in the summer, she held a solo exhibition Flesh Flesh in the cultural space MASA 2023 and participated in the art fair Ephemeral in Madrid, Spain.