Beatrise Kaminska is a Latvian painter and animator. The artist has worked in several multimedia formats, such as painting installations, where the objective and symbolic properties of paintings are used as equal tools for conveying a message.
The main source of inspiration for her works is emotional experiences, existentialist philosophy and self-understanding. The medium of art serves as a field of discovery, where complex feelings and experiences can be presented through poetic methods and associations. Melancholy is captured with the aim of understanding its greater purpose in human life.
“I am a person who wants to share my experience of existance with other people. I strive to capture states of mind in all their nuances, in order to come closer to understanding the diverse experiences of humanity in a holistic way. I want my art to be personal, not only to me, but also to the viewer. No matter how different factors influence each individual’s unique experience and perception, we are all united by the experience of being alive. And I find it fascinating that art can become a way to find deep intimacy with strangers we have never met.”
The series captures the feeling of modern dissociation - viewing your own life from a distance, with little emotional investment. The autopilot that runs you throughout the day, creating a safe barrier between yourself and the demanding, over-stimulating outside world. As if viewing life just through your window - I see, but I am not present.
We recognize different places - buildings, bridges, various structures - but none of them matter. They are a backdrop which serves a practical function, their details show up blurry in our memory because they do not matter. Mass-produced objects, such as blockhouses, tend to be inherently impersonal.
Dissociation can be defined as a psychological trauma response, where your mind removes you from an unpleasant environment. But dissociation isn’t exclusive to cases of PTSD, one can find themselves uninvested in their surroundings due to many reasons, such as fatigue or a general sense of nothing feeling real anymore. We view so much of the world from pictures, that life may start feeling like a cut-scene.
