Improvisation. FLUIDARITIES

As part of exhibition I Bit into the Skin of a Glass Lagoon 
Multimedia performance at Riga Contemporary Art Space 
 
The concert evening Fluidarities, as part of the exhibition I Bit into the Skin of a Glass Lagoon, is conceived as a multilayered, living encounter between sound, movement, and texture. Offering a continuous, flowing improvisation where the styles of different artists meet and overlap, and various sound materialities collide, the viewer is immersed in a spatial, multisensory experience of fluidity, boundaries, and interaction. 
Sarma Gabrēna will open the evening with a sound performance joined by dancers, creating a choreographic dialogue between the voice of the cello, the body, and the space. This will be followed by musician and vocal artist Kristiāna Kārkliņa, whose work balances pure singing with experimental vocal techniques. Next will be Evija Ābrama’s noise art project R3YWYA, and the evening will conclude with Arvis Ahuns and his project EIII, which represents electronic music with an emphasis on texture, structure, and the vanishing of sound. 
Projections and visualizations will be created live by artist Laimdota Malle, using slowed-down pouring techniques and their magnifications. 
After the improvisation part, the evening will continue with a DJ set by Sarma Gabrēna and Laimdota Malle. 
 
About the artists 

Sarma Gabrēna is a Latvian cellist and sound artist who expands the expressive possibilities of the cello by combining classical performance with experimental improvisation and spatial thinking. Her works often balance between acoustic and electroacoustic, fragility and strength, creating flowing, sensuous soundscapes. Over time, Sarma has actively engaged in interdisciplinary projects, including the performance collective Grab. Her musical language emerges in process. It is multilayered — the cello becomes a breathing, textural instrument that converses with space, movement, and the listener’s inner landscape.  
https://soundcloud.com/tesarma 

Kristiāna Kārkliņa is a musician and vocal artist whose creative work focuses on exploring the contrast between pure and rough voice, balancing on the edge, and gradually dissolving it. She has worked across various genres — from the metal band Eschatos and the neoclassical project Pamirt to collaborations with the radical improvisation project DZZ, noise artists Elssa, the bands Velnezers, Black Earth Black Sky, Nekad, Holy Lamb, and experimental solo projects in sound art.  
https://soundcloud.com/kristiana-karklina 

R3YWYA is a noise art project by Evija Ābrama. Through improvisation with sound, the artist explores processes of communication and how noise becomes a part of space. Her works reveal an eco-acoustic approach — sounds are perceived not only as material but as spatial relations, where rhythm both fractures and mirrors the noises of the surrounding environment. In her practice, Evija combines the analogue and the digital — old tapes merge with contemporary synthesizers. This interplay unfolds layers of nostalgia and invites us to reflect on how our memories transform over time and how earlier sound worlds fade away. 
https://soundcloud.com/r3ywya 

Arvis Ahuns’ project EIII is an experimental electronic music project that merges everyday objects and environmental sounds with contemporary electronic music elements to create immersive sound experiences. After releasing his debut album UNDULATIONS in 2024, EIII began performing actively, giving more than 15 concerts in Latvia and Estonia, collaborating with several international artists, including new media artist Oleksandr Sirus, vocal artist Eleonora Campi, and musician Reinis Jaunais. EIII’s compositions Lateral Undulation and a nem oia received the Audience Award in the producer competitions FILTRS I (2023) and FILTRS II (2025), organized by Kinetic, Radio Naba, and Erica Synths. 
https://soundcloud.com/eiii_eiii_eiii 
 
Supported by: Riga City Municipality