Meno erdvė „GODÒ galerija”

Group exhibition "EGREGORIADA“ | 11 07-29

EGREGORIADA: how Lithuanian artists navigated esoteric labyrinths

A muse tormented by insomnia wanders through the labyrinths of the subconscious. She travels without a map — guided by intuition, choosing fateful turns instinctively and spontaneously. She is accompanied both by shimmering anxiety and instinctive trust. Beneath the folds of her chiton hides a spool of thread, unwinding as she goes, marking both the path travelled and the way back. In the flow of curling waves and loops of thread, lines of poetry begin to emerge, repeating a single word — EGREGORE…

The term egregore, echoing from Ancient Greece, describes a being created by the collective unconscious — a concept widely known in Western esotericism. In occult tradition, an egregore is understood as a manifestation of a group’s thoughts, emotions, and intentions, lacking a physical body yet existing on an ideational or spiritual plane. It is a kind of embodiment of collective energy — an invisible substance born from shared attention and belief.

In the GODÒ gallery, the joint exhibition presents collaborative works by 12 creators, in which the idea of the egregore is captured in material form.

Creative process as a collaborative imagination game

In the exhibition, the collaborating artists transfer the idea of the egregore to the creative dimension. Their mutual collaboration becomes not only a methodological principle but also a symbolic act — a summoning of shared imagination. Each artwork is born as a polyphonic entity: one artist begins, others continue, alter, reinterpret, until the idea takes shape. In this way, a kind of “collective author” emerges, where the creative process becomes the materialization of an egregore — the shared energy that unites all participants and works.

The conceptual foundations of the artworks are realized through interdisciplinary imaginative exercises using a variety of materials and techniques: painting, graphics, photography, collage, sculpture, ceramics, and textiles. Images are shaped through eclectic compositions, jazzy strokes, and contrasting textural harmonies. These surface dialogues create a cohesive visual and tactile rhythm echoing throughout the exhibition space, as though the works themselves were generating a unique energetic biosphere.

Manifestation of the collective unconscious

Within the body of works, recurring mystical characters emerge, transporting the viewer into the realms of a story being spun. Shape-shifting figures, archetypal animals, and mythological chimeras frolic in a liminal vortex connecting the tangible and the mystical worlds. Throughout history, chimeras and other hybrid creatures have often acted as guardians of thresholds — beings that protect the fragile balance between physical reality and the supernatural. In Ancient Egypt, they symbolized the union of the animal, human, and divine principles, and depictions of such hybrids allowed communities to embed their collective states into forms that were uncannily earthly. These images become manifestations of the shared unconscious — the energy of desires, fears, and instincts embodied in the artworks.

The Egregoriada exhibition is an esoteric epic, recounting the heroic aspirations of human creativity and the power of collective effort. Here, creation becomes a ritual of the collective mind, where each touch of material generates a new layer of consciousness. It is a story about connection — between artists, materials, and the viewer — in which a mystical conceptual being becomes material.

Participants: Agnė Juršytė, Artūras Arce Rožkovas, Aušra Niauronytė, Darius Vaičekauskas, Eglė Pakšytė, Gediminas Endriekus, Gerda Pomarnevska, Kotryna Koncevičiūtė, Rolandas Pocius, Tomas Terekas, Vaidas Tamošiūnas, Vita Lemežienė.

Text author: art historian Karolina Kupstaitė

Exhibition opening: November 7 at 18:13

The exhibition will run until November 29; admission is free.