{"id":13706,"title":"THE GRAND BELT OF LIGHT","featured_image":"https:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gaismas_josta.jpg","number":"2","address":"Uzvaras bulv\u0101ris 2, Zemgales priek\u0161pils\u0113ta, R\u012bga, LV-1048, Latvija","address-text":"Entrance to the National Library of Latvia","lat":"56.9417883","lng":"24.0961042","working_hours":"","object_type":"Pamatprogramma","object_color":"#f0eb89","content_old":"

A light installation with a generative video projection by the National Library of Latvia incorporates the Lielv\u0101rde belt and its digitally transformed contemporary version weaving into it the codes of our nation\u2019s great spirits It invites every festival visitor to create their own individual sign code in order to contribute to the creation of the grand digital light belt. By combining each participant\u2019s personal code into a shared language of symbols, a unique \u201cgrammar of patterns\u201d<\/strong> emerges forming the longest light belt we have all woven together<\/p>\n

The Latvian Belt Project has a rich and enduring history. The Latvian sign belt created by Modris Tenisons, Imants Ziedonis, and Armands Strazds gained significant public attention as part of the Latvian Pavilion at the EXPO 2000 exhibition in Hanover. Within this project, participants were invited to design their own unique symbol \u2014 a small fragment of the new Lielv\u0101rde Belt \u2014 embedding their personal code and story within it. The project was revived in 2018 to celebrate the centenary of Latvia, continuing its mission of connecting personal identity with national heritage.<\/p>\n

Music:<\/strong> P\u0113teris Vasks “The Fruit of Silence”, Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards K\u013cava, Vestards \u0160imkus.<\/p>\n

Author of the project idea:<\/strong> Imants Ziedonis Foundation
\nProject artist:<\/strong> Kaspars Jaudzems
\nImplementer:<\/strong> \u201cKomp\u0101nija NA\u201d SIA
\nProject cooperation partner:<\/strong> Culture College Support Society<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/p>","contentt":"A light installation with a generative video projection by the National Library of Latvia incorporates the Lielv\u0101rde belt and its digitally transformed contemporary version weaving into it the codes of our nation\u2019s great spirits It invites every festival visitor to create their own individual sign code in order to contribute to the creation of the grand digital light belt. By combining each participant\u2019s personal code into a shared language of symbols, a unique \u201cgrammar of patterns\u201d emerges forming the longest light belt we have all woven together\nThe Latvian Belt Project has a rich and enduring history. The Latvian sign belt created by Modris Tenisons, Imants Ziedonis, and Armands Strazds gained significant public attention as part of the Latvian Pavilion at the EXPO 2000 exhibition in Hanover. Within this project, participants were invited to design their own unique symbol \u2014 a small fragment of the new Lielv\u0101rde Belt \u2014 embedding their personal code and story within it. The project was revived in 2018 to celebrate the centenary of Latvia, continuing its mission of connecting personal identity with national heritage.\nMusic: P\u0113teris Vasks “The Fruit of Silence”, Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards K\u013cava, Vestards \u0160imkus.\nAuthor of the project idea: Imants Ziedonis Foundation\nProject artist: Kaspars Jaudzems\nImplementer: \u201cKomp\u0101nija NA\u201d SIA\nProject cooperation partner: Culture College Support Society\n \n","content":"

A light installation with a generative video projection by the National Library of Latvia incorporates the Lielv\u0101rde belt and its digitally transformed contemporary version weaving into it the codes of our nation\u2019s great spirits It invites every festival visitor to create their own individual sign code in order to contribute to the creation of the grand digital light belt. By combining each participant\u2019s personal code into a shared language of symbols, a unique \u201cgrammar of patterns\u201d<\/strong> emerges forming the longest light belt we have all woven together<\/p>\n

The Latvian Belt Project has a rich and enduring history. The Latvian sign belt created by Modris Tenisons, Imants Ziedonis, and Armands Strazds gained significant public attention as part of the Latvian Pavilion at the EXPO 2000 exhibition in Hanover. Within this project, participants were invited to design their own unique symbol \u2014 a small fragment of the new Lielv\u0101rde Belt \u2014 embedding their personal code and story within it. The project was revived in 2018 to celebrate the centenary of Latvia, continuing its mission of connecting personal identity with national heritage.<\/p>\n

Music:<\/strong> P\u0113teris Vasks “The Fruit of Silence”, Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards K\u013cava, Vestards \u0160imkus.<\/p>\n

Author of the project idea:<\/strong> Imants Ziedonis Foundation
\nProject artist:<\/strong> Kaspars Jaudzems
\nImplementer:<\/strong> \u201cKomp\u0101nija NA\u201d SIA
\nProject cooperation partner:<\/strong> Culture College Support Society<\/p>\n

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A light installation with a generative video projection by the National Library of Latvia incorporates the Lielv\u0101rde belt and its digitally transformed contemporary version weaving into it the codes of our nation\u2019s great spirits It invites every festival visitor to create their own individual sign code in order to contribute to the creation of the […]<\/p>\n","link":"https:\/\/staroriga.lv\/en\/objekti-2025\/liela-gaismas-josta\/"}