NEMATYTA NEGIRDĖTA

Concept
Unseen, Unheard (Nematyta, negirdėta) is an audiovisual installation that maps the subjective and emotional geography of Vilnius through a queer lens. Grounded in a psychogeographical approach and formatted as a piece of audio-theatre, the project weaves together the personal, documentary testimonies of individuals from the LGBTQ+ community, binding their lived experiences to concrete physical locations throughout the city. By capturing these narratives and bringing them to ordinary urban spaces, the installation creates an archive of memory, showing histories of queer communities that often remain hidden in public spaces.

Artistic Team
The project is built on an international collaboration led by filmmaker Kristijonas Dirsė and French sound artist and composer Alexandre Menexiadis, who draw on their previous experience working together to co-develop the overall dramaturgy. Content, methodology, and sources for the project are developed in close dialogue with a dedicated network of LGBTQ+ researchers, activists, and artists. Crucial contributions, consultations, and creative insights are provided by researchers and activists Rasa Navickaitė, Artūras Tereškinas, and Viktorija Kolbešnikova, along with the “Išgirsti” association. The creative team also includes playwright Rimantas Ribačiauskas, composers and sound artists Andrius Šiurys and Alexandre Menexiadis, and scenographer Karolina Klimavičiūtė.