THE CONCEPT OF THE WORLD'S FIRST COGNITIVE IMMERSIVE ART EXHIBITION “POSSIBILITIES OF PERCEPTION”

THE CONCEPT OF THE WORLD'S FIRST COGNITIVE IMMERSIVE ART EXHIBITION "POSSIBILITIES OF PERCEPTION" „Cognitive immersive art: the aesthetics of consciousness transformation“ WHERE? Tomas Lagūnavičius Gallery–Museum, Visų Šventųjų g. 5–2, Vilnius. ________________________________________ The concept of the exhibition The Tomas Lagūnavičius Gallery–Museum in Vilnius presents the world's first cognitive immersive art exhibition, "POSSIBILITIES OF PERCEPTION", in which art is interpreted not only as a visual object but as a process of knowing and transforming consciousness. This exhibition marks a new stage in contemporary art theory and practice, in which the main focus shifts from the work as a material object to the work as a system of experience, perception and inner change. Cognitive immersive art rests on the premise that the true event of art takes place not only in the gallery space but in the viewer's consciousness. The work becomes an intermediate space between seeing and understanding, between aesthetic experience and philosophical reflection. ________________________________________ The art-historical and philosophical significance of the exhibition Twentieth-century art expanded the boundaries of art: conceptualism raised the idea above the object, Fluxus broadened the artistic act, performance turned the body into a means of artistic expression, and the new media opened up technological possibilities for creation. Cognitive immersive art takes the next step – it explores not only the work but also the mechanism of human perception. The central question of the exhibition: What happens in a person's consciousness when they encounter a work of art? In this context the work of art becomes: • an instrument of cognition; • a form of philosophical question; • a structure of emotional experience; • a space of consciousness transformation. ________________________________________ The viewer as an active participant in the creative process The exhibition abandons the traditional notion of the viewer as a passive observer. In the theory of cognitive immersive art the viewer becomes an active creator of meaning. Every encounter with a work is unique, because it depends on the person's experience, memory, emotional state and individual perception of the world. The work is therefore not only what the artist created. The work is what is born between the artist, the art object and human consciousness. ________________________________________ The creative paradigm of Tomas Lagūnavičius The exhibition presents the artistic system of Tomas Lagūnavičius, combining text art, painting, philosophical reflection and interdisciplinary creative strategies. In the artist's work, text becomes not an explanation but a visual and philosophical element. The image becomes not only an aesthetic phenomenon but also a structure of thought. This creative practice is grounded in the principle: „A work of art is not only what a person sees. A work of art is what a person begins to perceive within themselves after encountering the work.“ ________________________________________ The philosophical foundation of the exhibition The cognitive immersive art exhibition draws on the phenomenological premise that a person knows the world not through the rational mind alone, but also through bodily, emotional and sensory experience. The exhibition examines the questions: • How does an image change human thinking? • How can text become a visual experience? • How can art foster awareness? • Can a work become a process of a person's inner transformation? ________________________________________ Historical significance The world's first cognitive immersive art exhibition marks an attempt to formulate a new direction in 21st-century art, bringing together: • art history and criticism; • philosophy; • neuroaesthetics; • phenomenology; • technological creativity; • consciousness studies. This exhibition presents art not only as an aesthetic experience but also as a method of investigating human perception. ________________________________________ Concluding thesis Cognitive immersive art proclaims a new stage in the understanding of art: from the object – to experience, from looking – to perceiving, from aesthetic impression – to the transformation of consciousness. The world's first cognitive immersive art exhibition at the Tomas Lagūnavičius Gallery–Museum becomes a space in which art does not merely depict the world but invites a person to rediscover their own consciousness.

Adresas: Visų Šventųjų g. 5-2, Vilnius.

Kaina: Nemokama