Reinis Suhanov’s installation Space Inside Space evolves the concept of his set for the performance Flood and Solstice in the Sounds of Straumēni (2010, Valmiera Theatre), which was based on the poem Straumēni by Latvian poet and novelist Edvarts Virza (1883–1940). Virza tried to reveal and disclose the ancient and prehistoric quintessence of Latvians and the code of the Latvian spirit. Nevertheless, this exhibit looks beyond questions of Latvian identity. This interactive installation, which integrates scenography, soundscape and light design, talks about the perplexed European identity of today, the very moment of stillness when the old has vanished and the new is about to be born.
