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  1.        image: video viewed through the telescope | Survival Kit 15. Photo courtesy: LCCA
           image: video viewed through the telescope | Survival Kit 15. Photo courtesy: LCCA
           installation view: Survival Kit 15
           installation view: Survival Kit 15
             installation view: Survival Kit 15 
             installation view: Survival Kit 15 
           image: video viewed through the telescope | Survival Kit 15. Photo courtesy: LCCA
           image: video viewed through the telescope | Survival Kit 15. Photo courtesy: LCCA
           installation view: Survival Kit 15
           installation view: Survival Kit 15
             installation view: Survival Kit 15 
             installation view: Survival Kit 15 
         installation view: 3-channel video, sound,  telescope (on loan from the Institute of Astronomy, Riga), arrowheads
         installation view: 3-channel video, sound,  telescope (on loan from the Institute of Astronomy, Riga), arrowheads
             video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope
             video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope
     
     
          video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope 
          video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope 
          screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (video through the telescope) 
          screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (video through the telescope) 
            Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
            Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
           screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
           screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
           screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
           screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
              Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
              Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
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             image: video viewed through the telescope | Survival Kit 15. Photo courtesy: LCCA
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             installation view: Survival Kit 15
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               installation view: Survival Kit 15 
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           installation view: 3-channel video, sound,  telescope (on loan from the Institute of Astronomy, Riga), arrowheads
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               video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope
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            video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope 
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            screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (video through the telescope) 
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              Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
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             screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
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             screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
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                Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art


    Any Resemblance is Coincidental

    video, stereo sound, telescope (on loan from the Institute of Astronomy, Riga), foil balloon, stone powder clay, polymer clay, wax, resin
    2024

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  2. The Transit of Venus was a rare astronomical event in 1769 that various empires sought to observe in order to measure the distance between the Sun and the Earth. These observations accelerated maritime navigation, further expediting colonial trade, including the trade of gunpowder for warfare. Any Resemblance is Coincidental frames astronomical drawings made from the observation of this celestial phenomenon, combining them with 16mm film, animation, text, and archival material to explore how scientific expeditions have often been harnessed to further imperialist and extractivist ambitions.

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    Survival Kit 15 | Curated by: Jussi Koitela 
    Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Riga 
    Sound Design: Tuomas Alatalo