Contemporary Photography and Poetry “Testimonies of Values: Latvian and Chinese Intercultural Contemporary Photography Exhibition” | Central Library

The exhibition “Testimonies of Values” brings together works by three young Latvian and three young Chinese photographers, creating a visual dialogue about cultural heritage, memories, people and values.

The exhibition features documentary photography, objects and people, while the visual narratives are complemented by poetry in Latvian and English by Agnese Gabriela Celma, also known as Gabrielle Ciméri. The project highlights the interaction between different cultural experiences and the values they share.

“Testimonies of Values” invites viewers not only to notice the differences between Latvian and Chinese cultural experiences, but also to discover what they have in common. Memories, family and cultural heritage, rituals, relationships with places and people — these themes may take very different visual forms, yet they often raise similar questions about what is meaningful to people, what they preserve and what they pass on to future generations.

The visual concept of the exhibition is created by six contemporary photographers:

Latvian cultural space: Emīlija Skrupska, Natālija Jēkabsone and Ieva Romaško

Chinese cultural perspectives: Xiyu Huang (黄稀榆), Cao Hui (曹慧) and Guo Pupu (郭普)

Central Library opening hours: Monday–Friday, 11.00–19.00; Saturday, 10.00–16.00; Sunday – closed.

Admission free.