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Evaldas Jansas 
Joys
Jan 01 2024

One of the earliest Lithuanian video works was Evaldas Jansas’ “Linkejimai/Wishes,” which was filmed in 1998, on the days leading up to New Year’s Eve. In ‘Linkejimai’ Jansas asks passersby in various locales, on the street; in bars; and at the contemporary art centre, what they wish for themselves and for others. Jansas invites strangers to articulate their values, fantasies, anxieties and epistemologies.Evaldas Jansas (born 1969, Kaunas) lives and works in Vilnius. Major exhibitions include “Futures” at the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius, “Another Crossroads of  Epochs” at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius, “Enter 12” at the media arts festival in  Šiauliai, “Lithuanian Art 2000 – 2010: Ten Years” at the Contemporary Art Centre in  Vilnius, The X Baltic Triennial of International Art in Vilnius, “In My Own Juice,  Lithuanian Contemporary Art” at the Art Museum of Estonia in Tallinn, and most  recently, “Vilnius Poker” at the MO Museum in Vilnius.


Stills from Evaldas Jansas’ "Linkejimai/Wishes" (1998) Digital Video. 23:01 duration.