In November, we are thrilled to welcome Mailo Mēness and Jelizaveta Krotova to the residency.

Mailo Mēness is a multidisciplinary artist based in Riga, whose primary artistic medium is performance. His practice is rooted in artistic activism and also encompasses text, video, photography and other media. His work explores queer visibility, identity, the body and belonging, often transforming personal experiences into broader social questions. He also works with drag and participatory formats, using art to challenge established norms and create space for greater visibility and social change.

Jelizaveta Krotova is a Vilnius-based artist and psychiatrist working primarily with analogue collage and scanography. Using found images, personal photographs, and scanned textures from everyday life, she creates collages that form intimate visual spaces, exploring memory, identity, and the often-overlooked fragments of daily life. She approaches collage as a playful, reflective process of discovering connections. Her clinical work and studies in psychotherapy inform her artistic practice at every level, shaping her belief in play as a creative and restorative force, as well as her interest in art therapy. In Lithuania, she facilitates creative and psychoeducational collage workshops and runs an open collage club.

The residency is supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia.