Beware of dogs gifts, presents

Beware of dogs gifts, presents
Kristers Krūms, Horhe Solorzano, Sofija Frančeska Putniņa and Sims Birznieks
22/03 – 17/05/2025

Beware of dogs gifts, presents

The gift is given by the gift giver

get Gift give gifted got

ai dundur-dundur-dun-dun-dot-dot-dot

now, higher

i want

i want to give

i want to give you something

i have a full bottle of snails

i have an ache belly full

to Estev you should give

i want to give you

Show of love

from door to door

no philosophy of joy in giving

there is no giving

there is no gifting

only gestures

gesture of giving gestures

for today I am dressed in gestures

today I am wearing my blue cap

and (time)I gave you my blue cap

when there is so much sun

disguised as the next spring’s gift

a mask gift

art disguised gifts

never open a gift from my…

face to your face;

wait

let me give you a signal

spits badly on the ground

(beware of dogs who bring gifts)

i want to give you a wall

wall painting walls

work, hard, work

i want you to paint it black darkness

what’s going on

i remember, i gave you a branch

the main one, you know, it flourishes

the swollen branch

the fruit of labour

i want silence

are you for the sun or the darkness

silence

and the wings smile

i want noise

for the fruit gives

the root receives

and i will bite them both

text by Afonso Theias

Support: VKKF, Auss

Photos: Līva Priedīte