“Latvieshi International” is an international contemporary visual art pop-up exhibition and public event series taking place in Helsinki, Finland, from August 21 to 28, 2026.

Information:
– Venue: Toinen Kerros, Nokiantie 2-4, 00510 Helsinki
– Exhibition opening: August 21 at 18:00
– Exhibition dates: August 21–28
– Exhibition tour for children and youth: August 25
– Discussion and musical performance evening: August 26
– Free admission
– Further information: https://datuainavas.org/projekti

The central theme of the exhibition is “background noise”—a phenomenon that six Latvian artists who live in Latvia, Finland, and Iceland (U. Albiņš, A. Bikše, J. Peters, M. Ratniks, S. Ruļuks, L. Zaneripa) explore as a defining feature of the contemporary Nordic-Baltic region. In an era of hyper-connectivity and geopolitical tension, the ability to distinguish the essential (signal) from the inessential (noise) has become an existential necessity. The artists’ new audiovisual works will deconstruct this phenomenon through various prisms, from electromagnetic interference and industrial sound pollution to digital surveillance mechanisms and the residues left by cultural displacement on memory and identity. The exhibition thus addresses the question: is noise merely a disturbance, or is it also fertile ground for new cultural forms?

The exhibition is accompanied by a public program: opening and closing events, a moderated discussion on Nordic-Baltic cultural identity, an evening of sound performances, and artist-led tours for various age groups, including educational sessions for students of the Helsinki Latvian Diaspora School (Pikku Putni).

The event is organized by the association “Datu ainavu kartogrāfi” (Jurģis and Džesika Peteri).

Supported by: Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Culture Moves Europe, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Finland, Rozentāls Seura, Äänen Lumo, Toinen Kerros.

Free admission to the exhibition and public program.

The event will be photographed and filmed.