Days slip by unnoticed, each filled with its own goals and unfinished dreams. But what happens if one day a person disappears, fades, is forgotten? What remains – memories, objects, unfinished work, or perhaps only an unmade bedroom that silently bears witness to their presence?

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In her solo exhibition, Sofija Bumbule addresses these questions, exploring the tension between departure and staying, forgiveness and regret, movement and stasis. The works, drawn from different series and created at various stages of her life, reflect both the personal weight each individual places upon themselves and the universal question: if I do not return, what will be remembered of me?

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The exhibition extends beyond personal reflection to a broader social context – the meaning of legacy, the imprint of identity, and the fragility of human presence. Each piece functions as a fragment of dialogue, inviting the viewer to consider what we leave behind and how those traces become part of collective memory.

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Sofija Bumbule, a graduate of the Painting Department at the Art Academy of Latvia and currently a master’s student in ceramics, focuses in her practice on social themes, examining the individual within the framework of societal norms, sometimes through irony, sometimes through doubt. Her works balance between the personal and the collective, between the inner and the outer, between presence and absence.