Augustina Lavickaite. Visual research and storytelling.
Information Smuggling (2023) Video installation, 7min.
Design Academy Eindhoven, master’s thesis.
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The installation delves into the media ecosystem of illicit publishing and the dissemination of information as acts of resistance against russian oppression and cultural erasure in Lithuania. The video installation transports viewers to a forested region with contemporary political significance and historical relevance, situated on the borders of Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, and Kaliningrad. By employing diverse modes of witnessing—via the landscape, historical narratives, and the viewer's perspective—the installation positions the terrain as an active participant, facilitating the smuggling of information.