Columns reimagines the classical column as a fragile, translucent glass object that supports only itself, rejecting notions of monumentality, dominance, and patriarchal power. By stripping the column of function and placing it at human scale, Saskia proposes alternative modes of being grounded in proximity, touch, and mutual recognition rather than hierarchy. The works evoke the body—like garments or skins—suggesting, in Susan Sontag's words, that 'our manner of appearing is our manner of being.'

This redefinition continues in the two-channel Super 8 film Colonnades, where handheld imagery and intimate proximity emphasize vulnerability and presence. Here, caryatid-like protagonists traverse a garden while reflecting on exclusion and discrimination, countering the 'glass ceiling' with feminist architectural knowledge and symbolic tools such as glass keys and books.

Text by Maruša Sagadin 

The film The Night Gardener (Nakties Daržininkė) follows a surreal character roaming dim landscapes during the blue hours. We listen to their inner voice, their thoughts on being a fluctuating, migrating, shapeshifting, ever-changing character that mirrors the changing seasons. They witness the persistent human alteration of geography and its corresponding effect on individuals and their surroundings. Shot on 8mm film during the spring and autumn of 2024 on the Curonian Spit, it imagines the mythical caretakers who might act as eternal stewards of the vast lands humans can only borrow. 

Text by JL Murtaugh

Twilight contains infinite possibilities to dream, hide, and engage in other nocturnal activities, in secret and anonymous. After Dark, a suite of four light sculptures is presented alongside four short stories by international authors.

The colourful lanterns, fabricated from genuine antique glass, guide us through the exhibition rooms. Their glow draws us into and out of the film The Night Gardener, mimicking a grand theatre, or an illuminated pavement. Short stories accompany each sculpture, each reflecting several of the film's motives: dreams and cinema, care and identity, language and transience, fruit and power. These texts introduce us to the film, but also guide us away from a literal interpretation, strolling down different footpaths through this metaphorical garden.

Text by JL Murtaugh

Lights are an ongoing series of speculative signage, proposing new languages and styles of communication to speak to those under-represented in urban environments.

Each version of the installation transforms to its context, carrying over some elements and introducing others. The playful, joyous forms are based on intuitive writing then produced in a complex technical process using high-durability scientific-grade glass, with its luminous colours creating a welcoming signal to all who pass through it.

État is an homage and a critique of life in the big city.

The work is a result of research into the gender-exclusionary implications of modernist and post-modernist architecture, the social demarcation of minimalism, and the cultural separation of urban space and nature. The installation consists of reconfigurable elements including a set of large industrial units, glass objects, lights, and site-specific architectural interventions.

Columns reimagines the classical column as a fragile, translucent glass object that supports only itself, rejecting notions of monumentality, dominance, and patriarchal power. By stripping the column of function and placing it at human scale, Saskia proposes alternative modes of being grounded in proximity, touch, and mutual recognition rather than hierarchy. The works evoke the body—like garments or skins—suggesting, in Susan Sontag's words, that 'our manner of appearing is our manner of being.'

This redefinition continues in the two-channel Super 8 film Colonnades, where handheld imagery and intimate proximity emphasize vulnerability and presence. Here, caryatid-like protagonists traverse a garden while reflecting on exclusion and discrimination, countering the 'glass ceiling' with feminist architectural knowledge and symbolic tools such as glass keys and books.

Text by Maruša Sagadin 

Lights are an ongoing series of speculative signage, proposing new languages and styles of communication to speak to those underrepresented in urban environments.

Each version of the installation transforms to its context, carrying over some elements and introducing others. The playful, joyous forms are based on intuitive writing then produced in a complex technical process using high-durability scientific-grade glass, with its luminous colours creating a welcoming signal to all who pass through it.