At the heart of how I move in this world and what I offer as work is an acknowledgement of the interconnectedness and sacredness of all life.

Driven by the question, "What does it mean to be well in the world of today?", I seek to create spaces where we can explore building nourishing relationships with ourselves, one another, and the rest of the living world. Spaces where we can both learn to navigate the socio-ecological crises of today and find pathways for transformation, together.

As an artist, facilitator, and anthropologist, my practice is a blend of transformative change processes, creative practices, healing work, leadership, organizational development, and earth-based wisdom traditions.

I hold workshops and learning programs, mentor creatives and artists, and facilitate group processes. I have worked with cultural practitioners, activists, academics, informal groups and institutions alike in different contexts and geographies for 15 years.

As an artist and researcher my dedication belongs primarily to exploring plant-human relationships and allyships for change through embodied practices, and especially voice and sounding, weaving these explorations into participatory performances.

I grew up in a small town in Latvia, on the edge of a forest that became my trusted home and space of refuge. A place for deep inter-species friendships and explorations. I learned most other that I know of the ways of plants and trees from my mother and grandmother and plants themselves, and am weaving this ancestral knowledge further in my own ways. I lived in Latvia most of my life, immersed in the intersection of cultural, activist and educational work, which included co-running an independent cultural centre & a festival, and multiple other projects. After two years in Berlin, I am now rooting in Aarhus, Denmark.


communities of practice

while this webpage mainly showcases my portfolio as an individual, at the core I am a collective being, weaving connections and collaborating with others across all projects. On a day to day basis my practice interweaves closely with the two communities below.

new visions

I am the co-founder and core member of new visions - an artistic and educational collective that creates engaging, interactive, and compassionate learning spaces and interactive artworks, rooted in queer-feminist and decolonial perspectives.

We run TAIGA - a transformational leadership program for women and queer folks in arts in Eastern Europe and the Baltics; FJORDS - a similar program for migrant women in Aarhus; School of Anti-Racist practices in Poland; have held dozens of workshops in the realm of social justice, collaborating with collectives, artists, and cultural institutions across Europe.

www.newvisions.me

Institut for (X)

Institut for (X) is a creative platform in Aarhus, Denmark, working towards a vision of vibrant  and green neighbourhoods that inspire experimentation and collaboration, by challenging conventional city development and redefining public space.. Here I hold regular ritual spaces; women’s circles, hold a drop-in care space; aid the collective dreaming and visioning processes as a facilitator; take care of the food garden, medicinal herb patches and tea library; brew kombucha; and am now working on developing a new space at X - "re:connect" for ecological learning, regenerative activism, and radical resting.

www.institutforx.dk