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Alnis Stakle

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Artist / Photographer / Educator / Curator (Latvia)
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I started photographing my parents and some relatives around 2008. Almost 20 years have passed. This series, Strawberries with Milk, has been slow, boring, and black-and-white. Maybe that's how it's supposed to be. I've published a small selection of photos on my website. Welcome.

https://alnisstakle.com/strawberries-with-milk

*The photograph shows my mother's sister holding a photo of her youth. Neither she nor the photo of her youth exists today. Neither does her grandfather's house, which was next to hers, exist anymore.

#blackandwhitephotography
#familyphotos #memorykeeping #countryside #easterneurope #latvia
#blackandwhite #bw #bwphoto #photobook #documentaryphotography by @theoryofme

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Work from the series "Mountains and Valleys of Uncanny Beauty" could be seen at Punctum Gallery @punctumgallery Tallinn (07.11.2025 - 25.01.2026) exhibition "Sensing Matter: From the Infra-thin to the Photographic Object", curated by artist and writer Duncan Wooldridge @anti_foto The exhibition includes works by eleven artists:
Kristine Krause-Slucka @krauzeslucka
Reinis Lismanis @reinislismanis
Agata Madejska @agata__madejska
Suzanne Mooney @suzanne_mooney1
Hanako Murakami @hanako_m
Juuso Noronkoski @juuso_noronkoski
Xanath Ramo @xanath.ramo
Alnis Stakle @theoryofme
Eva Stenram @evastenram
Ryudai Takano #ryudaitakano
Laure Winants @___laurewinants

Welcome! by @theoryofme

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Summer is a time to visit places that were once in the distant past, where nothing changes and the only significant changes are those you make yourself.
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#conceptual #photography #art #installation #performanceforcamera #foundobjectsculpture #flaneur #contemporaryphotography #landscape #melancholy by @theoryofme

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I am incredibly happy to close this chapter of my life, now in the form of a scholarly publication in the journal @photographiesjournal. A special thank you to the journal's editor, @davidbateart, for featuring my work on the cover. You can read the article here -
Stakle, A. (2026). Theory of R: reconceptualising artistic failure into transformative dialectics of Trauma. Photographies, 19(3), 389–415. https://doi.org/10.1080/17540763.2026.2687049

#artisticfailure
#transformative
#photographytheory
#conceptualphotography by @theoryofme

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Kas notiek, kad fotogrāfija kļūst ne tikai par veidu, kā dokumentēt realitāti, bet arī par instrumentu, ar kuru to apšaubīt, pārveidot un no jauna interpretēt?

📌 30. septembrī plkst. 18.30 ISSP telpās viesosies fotogrāfs Alnis Stakle, lai artist talk laikā dalītos savā radošajā praksē un pieejā fotogrāfijas medijam.

Savā darbā Stakle izmanto fotogrāfiju kā instrumentu, lai pētītu ikdienas dzīvi, pilsētvides nianses un cilvēka klātbūtnes pēdas ainavā. Viņa praksē sastopas dokumentālā un konceptuālā fotogrāfija, interese par arhīviem, apropriāciju un vernakulāro attēlu kultūru, kā arī jautājumi par atmiņu, zaudējumu un fotogrāfijas materialitāti.

Alnis Stakle ir fotogrāfs un fotogrāfijas docētājs Rīgas Stradiņa universitātē. Viņš ir ieguvis doktora grādu mākslas pedagoģijā Daugavpils Universitātē. Kopš 1998. gada viņa darbi plaši izstādīti gan personālizstādēs, gan grupu izstādēs. Viņa darbi pārstāvēti dažādās privātajās un publiskajās kolekcijās, tostarp Jeilas Universitātes Roberta B. Hāsa ģimenes Mākslas bibliotēkā (ASV), Rijksmuseum bibliotēkā (Nīderlande), Latvijas Kultūras ministrijas kolekcijā, Latvijas Nacionālajā mākslas muzejā, Rotko muzejā, Zuzeum un Saloniku Fotogrāfijas muzejā (Grieķija).
Stakle ir saņēmis dažādus apbalvojumus un kultūras balvas, tostarp Sony World Photography Award arhitektūras sadaļā (2011) un radošajā sadaļā (2022), Gada mākslinieka titulu DongGang Starptautiskajā fotofestivālā (2021), kā arī Calvert 22 Foundation balvu New East Photo Prize (2018). Viņš ir arī FOTO WIEN fotogrāmatu konkursa uzvarētājs (2019), iekļauts Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards finālistu sarakstā (2017) un izvirzīts Discoveries Award balvai festivālā Les Rencontres de la photographie Arlā (2017). Viņa darbi publicēti tādos izdevumos kā British Journal of Photography, GUP, Wired, Camera Austria, Membrana, Gente di Fotografia, EYEMAZING, IMAGO, OVER, OjodePez, Archivo un Leica Fotografie International.

Pasākuma valoda: latviešu

Ieeja: bez maksas

📸 @theoryofme by @theoryofme

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25 days ago

With my gorgeous wife 🖤 taken in Liepāja, Latvia by @theoryofme

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“Tas, kas man mākslā ir nevēlams, ir, kad ļaunums, kāre pēc vardarbības un tāda perversa bauda pēc citu aizskaršanas un pazemošanas ietērpjas ironijas vai sociālās kritikas drānās,” saka filozofs un kurators Igors Gubenko | @igorsgu @satorilv.
Alnis Stakle sarunājas ar mākslas kuratori un kritiķi Maiju Rudovsku | @maijarudovska @studija_space un filozofu un kuratoru Igoru Gubenko par mākslas brīvības robežām, kailumu, cenzūru un tiesībām provocēt.

Klausies podkāsta “Neērtie jautājumi. Kultūrpratības piezīmes” 7. epizodi. Saite profilā!

#māksla #cenzūra #kritika #CLiVie #HorizonEurope by @theoryofme

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🇱🇻 Vai mākslai jāspēj pierādīt sava vērtība Excel tabulā? Ilva Skulte | @ilvasku sarunājas ar Varšavas Ekonomikas augstskolas | @sghwarsaw pētniekiem Kamilu Fligu un Gžegožu Maslohu un Tallinas Universitātes | @tallinnuniversity asociēto profesoru Dirku Hojeru.
Klausies podkāsta “Neērtie jautājumi. Kultūrpratības piezīmes” 6. epizodi. Saite profilā!

🇬🇧 Should art be able to prove its value in an Excel spreadsheet?
Ilva Skulte talks with researchers from the Warsaw School of Economics, Kamil Flig and Grzegorz Masłoch, and associate professor from Tallinn University, Dirk Hoyer.
Listen to Episode 6 of the podcast “Uncomfortable Questions. Notes on Cultural Literacy.” Link in bio!

#Kultūrpratība #NeērtieJautājumi #kritika #CLiVie #HorizonEurope @clivieproject by @theoryofme

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“Mākslu baudīt nenozīmē vienkārši apsēsties un neko nedarīt,” saka Latvijas Radio 3 raidījumu autors Orests Silabriedis | @silabriedisorests . Klausīšanās, skatīšanās un domāšana ir darbs. Bet tieši šis darbs palīdz nepadoties pasaulei, kas visu grib pārvērst sauklī, klikšķī vai ciparā.

Podkāsta “Neērtie jautājumi. Kultūrpratības piezīmes” 3. epizodē Ilva Skulte | @ilvasku sarunājas ar radio raidījumu veidotājiem Dāvi Eņģeli | @engelisdavis un Orestu Silabriedi par kultūru kā pretošanos vienkāršībai.

Klausies epizodi mūsu profila saitē!
#Kultūrpratība #NeērtieJautājumi #KlasiskāMūzika #CLiVie #HorizonEurope @clivieproject @latvijasradio by @theoryofme

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Happy to be a part of POST HUMAN - Photographic Anthology / Collaborative print project @stuckmagazine (Berlin) & @siilkgallery (Madrid)
Grappling Set against the backdrop of a modern-day dystopia – a world engulfed in war, climate crises, social divides, and reversals of hard-won progress – Post Human presents a collection of images that probe the meaning of humanity in the digital age. This anthology showcases works by selected artists grappling with what it means to be human amid rapid technological advances, exploring how they navigate their creative landscapes in light of the challenging world we inhabit through the medium of photography. Whether through literal or abstract, digital or analog interpretations, Post Human offers a visual narrative that captures each artist’s unique vision of their world, dreams, and reality. These artists bring their full perspectives into their work, articulating their beliefs, social positions, and storytelling styles in ways that reflect both their individuality and their times. Through powerful visual storytelling, they illuminate their values, anxieties, and hopes. Amid a sea of information and misinformation, technological acceleration, cultural clashes, political shifts, isolation, and provocation, we often feel like “deer in the headlights.” Post Human seeks to capture this tension. This anthology of images doesn’t just depict the present; it seeks to anticipate the paths we might take, offering glimpses into potential futures through each artist’s eyes and identity.
FEATURED ARTISTS Alessandro Silverj, Andrea D’Auria, Arcin Sagdic, Claudia Fuggetti, Enantios Dromos, Frederik Marks, Gian Marco Sanna, Ian Brunner, Maria Mavropoulou, Maxim Zmeyev, Sarah Niecke, Sergey Skip, Simon Kounovsky, Xunzi Wang, Alnis Stakle, Luca Baioni, Christophe Joset, Kristoffer Axén, Katalin Pusztaszeri, Oleg Leynov, Ces Xc
CONTRIBUTORS Marius Thielmann, Jacopo Borrini, Daniel Peace, Lily Hamson
BOOK SPECS Format: 240x240mm page count: 220 Hard cover: 2.40mm on coated paper + 80gsm Glama translucent wristband Brochure: 130gsm coated paper + 110 gsm Glama translucent Finishing: matt lamination Spine thickness: ~22mm Weight: ~1kg by @theoryofme

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My mother is proud of the flower she grew.

I started photographing my parents and some relatives around 2008. Almost 20 years have passed. I added a few more works.

https://alnisstakle.com/strawberries-with-milk

#blackandwhitephotography #portrait
#familyphotos #memorykeeping #countryside #easterneurope #latvia
#blackandwhite #bw #bwphoto #photobook #documentaryphotography by @theoryofme

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