Virgilijus Šonta: 
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

Virgilijus Šonta: Atsakymas, mano drauge, plaikstosi vėjyje


National Gallery of Art

May 27, 2026 - June 21, 2026

Photo: G. Černiavskaja


Conceived around the notions of concealment and freedom, the exhibition architecture combines a field of dark, freestanding volumes with a series of suspended swings dispersed throughout the space. While the architectural structures frame the exhibition’s thematic chapters, the swings create moments of pause, contemplation, and non-directed movement, offering visitors a sense of ease amidst narratives marked by repression, secrecy, and vulnerability. A monochromatic black palette was chosen to foreground the delicate tonal range of Šonta’s photographic prints, allowing the works themselves to function as the exhibition’s primary points of light. The resulting environment privileges the photographs while immersing visitors in a spatial atmosphere of searching, reflection, and quiet discovery.


Curators:
Margarita Matulytė, Gintaras Česonis

Coordinator:
Giedrius Gulbinas

Architect: 
Gabrielė Černiavskaja

Graphic design:
Ugnė Balčiūnaitė

Producing architect:
Midaugas Reklaitis

Technical team:
Tomas Kucharskis, Dainius Markevičius, Andrius Ivanovas, 
Tomas Orlovas, Vytautas Narbutas, Vadim Šamkov



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