November 24, 17:00 | Riga Contemporary Art Space
Is sadness always something we want to get rid of? Why do we sometimes even seek it out – in music, in art, in memories? Where does sadness end and melancholy begin? And what is bittersweetness – the strange pleasure that longing can sometimes bring for what has passed, what never happened, or what perhaps never existed?
Why does melancholy hold such a strange power of attraction? Why can longing be painful and pleasant at the same time? And what do these feelings reveal about our relationship with time, with ourselves and with the world? In this conversation, we will try to approach melancholy and bittersweetness from different perspectives – through psychology, philosophy, art, music and personal experience.
The discussion will also mark the launch of the journal “How Are You Feeling Today? 365 Questions for a Conversation with Yourself”. The book was created as a continuation of the exhibition “How Are You Feeling Today? Emotional Literacy”. It brings together 365 questions that invite readers to pay attention to their emotions, thoughts, relationships with others and the world around them. The journal is complemented by artworks, concepts of emotion from different cultures, as well as audio and video practices.
Participants:
Ieva Bite, Professor at the University of Latvia, clinical and health psychologist, CBT and DBT therapy specialist
Orests Silabriedis, musicologist
Julgī Stalte, leader of the folklore group “Skandinieki”
Vents Sīlis, philosopher, psychologist and sociologist, Associate Professor at Rīga Stradiņš University
Krista Vindberga-Auzniece, artist
Prof. Jurģis Šķilters, Head of the Laboratory for Perceptual and Cognitive Systems at the University of Latvia
Moderated by Una Meistere
The event takes place within the framework of ALWAYS THE SUN, an exhibition of Greek contemporary art.
Register:
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A collaboration between the association “Veselīga Latvija”, the Dr. Ilze Aizsilniece Foundation and Riga Contemporary Art Space