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Workshop
Residue Notes from Purvciems

Workshop
27 June 2026 — 29 June 2026
Purvciems / Riga, Latvia

A one-day field workshop with The Mental Masonry Lab.

Residue Notes from Purvciems approaches the district through
what remains, escapes, or resists.

During a collective walk, participants gather residues from the
urban environment: not only objects, but also images, gestures
and situations.

These residues are not treated as waste or as documentary
evidence. They become starting points for association.

Back in the gallery, the are placed into a temporary repertory.

What appears when concrete meets a few spoken words,
a plant, a soda can, a colour, a rhythm or a silence?

The workshop does not aim to explain Purvciems. It asks what
residues allow us to notice: what is already there, but remains
beside the usual image of a place.

Presentation : Monday 29 June 2026, Smilga Culture Space
Concept : Mira Sanders & Cédric Noël / The Mental Masonry Lab
Initiative and organisation: Janis Aufmanis and Max Sandred
Hosted by Smilga Culture Space, Riga
Supported by Wallonie-Bruxelles Architectures — WBA