Pakui Hardware (LT)

March - May 2026

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Pakui Hardware (Neringa Černiauskaitė, Ugnius Gelguda) is an artist duo from Lithuania, founded in 2014. Their collaborative practice explores the relationship between materiality, the body, and technology through sculptural and spatial installations. They have presented solo exhibitions at institutions such as Zachęta National Gallery of Art (Warsaw), BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art (Gateshead), and MUMOK (Vienna).

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In 2024, together with Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė they represented Lithuania at the 60th Venice Biennale. Their work has been featured in international biennials including Performa Biennial, the Bukhara Biennial, Istanbul Biennial, the 13th Baltic Triennial in Vilnius, and Biennale Gherdëina (Italy). They have also participated in group exhibitions at Kunsthalle Basel, MAXXI Rome, the National Galleries in Prague and Vilnius, CAPC Bordeaux, and BOZAR Brussels.

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During the residency at PART they will be tracing material infrastructure, transformations and footprint of AI development. When the speed of data transmission is crucial in smooth machine learning, fiber optic cables wiggle within gargantuan data centers like invisible nervous system. Those same cables cover war-torn landscapes with shimmering fiberglass webs, spinned by tirelessly buzzing drones. Weaving together natural, artificial and virtual elements, this fine thread creates new picture to reflect upon imminent implications of technological expansion.