Rimas Sakalauskas
Video artist
Works with Vilnius City Opera
Theatre
Since 2004 collaborated with directors: Gintaras Varnas, Artūras Areima, Oskaras Koršunovas and others.; choreographers: Agnija Šeiko, Erika Vizbaraitė and others; violinist Gidon Kremer, music group “Antis” and others.
Film
Since 2003 created or collaborated in creating more than 18 different genre movies. Short films: “Blue” (2013), “Birth” (2011), “Sinchronisation” (2009). Video films: “Gradual Continuity” (2008), “Performation” (2006), “The Speakers” (2005). Documentaries: “Conversations at Midnight” (2009), “The Story About…” (2007). Animated movie “Pressure” (2004).
Creates video projections and music videos for artists: Leon Somov, Daddy Was a Milkman, Solo Ansamblis, Jon and others.
Exhibitions
Personal exposition “Disposition” (Gallery “Meno niša“, Vilnius, 2020), „Session“ (Gallery „Meno niša“, Vilnius, 2016). Works have been exhibited in many Lithuanian galleries and museums, since 2008 visited and participated in multiple international fairs and exhibitions: exhibition “Shamans of Digital Era” (Italy, 2019), Festival of independent cinema „Kinolikbez“ (Russia, 2019), Vienna Contemporary (Austria, 2018), London Art Fair (United Kingdom, 2016), London Short Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2016), Oodaaq Festival, (France, 2016), The CACT Center of Contemporary Art in Canton Ticino (Switzerland, 2016), The international fair of contemporary art YIA (France, 2016), „Alte Feuerwache“ (Germany, 2016, 2018), Silhouette Film Festival (France, 2016), Festival „Image Sonore“ (Belgium, 2017), Berlin Art Fair (Germany, 2016), Art Market Budapest (Hungary, 2015), „ART Moscow“ (Russia, 2013), „Mia & D Fair Singapore“ (Singapore, 2014), CYBERFEST, Hermitage (Russia, 2012), Summer Series (USA, 2011), MEM festival (Spain, 2010), 26th International Short Film Festival Berlin (Germany, 2010), International new media arts festival “AV festival” (United Kingdom, 2010) and others.
Awards
At International Art Fair ARTVILNIUS’18 (2018)
Best Young Artist
At International art fair ARTVILNIUS’13 (2013)
Best installation
Golden Stage Cross award (2017)
Best light and/or video designer
Optica Awards (2011)
Best Independent work
Silver Crane award (2010)
“Best student film”
At 25 FPS International Experimental Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia ( 2010)
Grand Prix and Special Mention
In Digital Media and in Open category in Turku 2011 – European Capital of Culture, Finland (2010)
First price and Art Grand Prix
In the section ESPLORA – Experimental Films of Concorto Film Festival 2010, Pontenure, Italy (2010)
The best film
At “moves10: Framing motion” film festival, Liverpool, UK (2010)
“1s Alternative Routes” award
“Waterpieces`09“ Grand Prix and Baltic Award (Riga, Latvia) (2009)
For the Best Work in the Field of Visual Art
Winner in EUROPRIX Multimedia Awards, Salzburg, Austria (2009)
Quality Seal prize