Donatas Pirstelis

Startowa 7e
1997
Festival 1997

Before the budget for Zaspa stretched to a football pitch or athletic track, two Lithuanian murals were separated by hectares of wasteland, affectionately known as the ‘Sahara’ to the locals.  The dense symbolism of Pirstelis’s mural harks back to the history of Gdańsk. Apart from the lion and the shipyard workers on their way to work, the expert eye can pick out unsettling symbols hidden in the antique ornaments.

Artist

Donatas Pirstelis is a Lithuanian, Graduate of Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnus. Currently working in cinematography. Director, director of photography, screenwriter, set designer, and also producer.

Tagi: 1997, Donatas Pirstelis, Gdansk Millennium Mural, Lithuania