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Again and Again                                            Valius was invited to a museum in Dejeon, Korea and
           by Jurga Mincinauskiene                                    created for the international project Energy, an interactive
                                                                      multimedia installation, “Bell’s Orchestra”; and in 2014 for

           Saulius Valius works in various media - graphic arts,      the Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, Korea – the sculpture,
           painting, sculpture, video, installation, and also exhibition   “Above the Horizon”. Of further note, two of Valius’
           architecture and design. In addition, he often works as    sculptures/installations were accepted for the Memorial
           an organizer or curator of exhibitions and international   Museum of Maironis, Lithuania 2020. Frequently, Valius’

           symposiums - these are all multiple facets of his creativity,   installations organically connect with his original design
           as well as chairing different aspects of Lithuanian cultural   ideas for the national pavilions and exhibitions of Lithuania
           policy. These terms could happily apply to most of his     round the globe. Among such, his works for the national
           works, though the description is relative. The installation   pavilions at the EXPO Zaragoza 2008 and EXPO Shanghai

           Death Loop marked a breaking point in Valius’ art. All     2010 stand apart, as well as unique expositions at UNESCO
           of his installations take their inspiration from the theme   Paris 2004 and UN New York 2010. Though outwardly his art
           and location. In 2005 he created a gigantic, but almost    seems quite abstract, it always sends a message, and to
           invisible installation “Again and again” for the Duren     communicate it in a reasoned way he sets as a major task.

           Paper Art Biennale ( it received the Grand Prix ), and in   The relationship between materials, the condition of being
           2007 at the National Turin Film Museum, Valius realized    poised between reality and irreality, the possible and the
           a kinetic 25 meter high installation “Synergy”. In 2012,   impossible has always been the precept and the attraction.


           UNTITLED, 2020 STEEL SCULPTURES /INSTALLATION, MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF MAIRONIS, BERNOTAI (LITHUANIA) 31.1X26.9X39.3 FT. | 9,5X8,2X12 M.
           FRESH WINDS, 2012 STONE SCULPTURE, FRESH WINDS –THE INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALE (ICELAND) 10.4X7.8X7.8 FT. | 3.2X2.4X2.4 M.

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