MONIKA DIRSYTĖ

Monika Dirsytė performance artist and PhD student at Vilnius Academy of Arts, based in Lithuania.

In 2016 graduated with a master’s degree in sculpture. She have been creating performances and installations professionally for a decade. Over the course of this decade in the creative path, she have discovered her style and methodology that apply in her performances, but have never lost the urge to take a broader interest and explore the artistic field. Monika Dirsytė performed not only in Lithuania but also in Ruth, Berlin (Germany), Parnu (Estonia), Amsterdam (Holland), London (United Kingdom), Budapest (Hungary) and each. 2018 she was performing at Venice Architecture Biennale, Italia with performance “To be or not to be”. At 2015 won “The Best Artist, Audience Award for the performance I am Your Sun, ARTVILNIUS’15” - Vilnius, Lithuania.

Artist statement: I assume that performance art can bring new experience to the artist performing it and also for the viewer. I look at performance art with great responsobility, because I think it is one of the most influential arts. I try to follow Christian values in my life, so I strongly feel that they spread throught my art. I am interested in humanity, empathy, constantly asking what is real. It is enernal philosophical question. I believe that looking for an answer is the answer itself. My works do not select an audience, they are not intended only for a narrow art circle. Often they find themselves in a comletely different field. It an be seen as a shortcoming, but you can also look atit as the popularization and education of performance art at the same time. The journey Iembarked on is unpredictable but I know it makes sense because we create meaning for life ourselves.