“Pay attention to who was born on the same day as you”, we were told.

The very last thing of a two-hour conversation with a man who consulted the stars before placing his bets.

In Cosmic House (working title), Lina Lapelytė—well known to the Polish audience for her climate opera Sun & Sea created with Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė and Vaiva Grainytė which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2019—focuses on the practices of creation and construction. 

However, she shifts them from the realm of architecture into the sphere of relationships—with others, and with the universe. In the face of progressive ruin and destruction, the artist, together with a group of collaborators, turns toward small encounters and flows that—despite their subtlety—can mark both personal and collective breakthroughs.

The titular Cosmic House will be built from planetary concepts, transformations of time and space, poetry, and music. This cosmic shelter will serve as a metaphor that, on the one hand, responds to our need for rootedness and security and, on the other, opens up an interplanetary space as a horizon of transcendence—something that fascinates and terrifies at the same time. The musical nature of the performance and the work with voice—not in a virtuosic sense—will allow for an exploration of our most delicate and attuned aspects.