Peteris Viksna
1994, Latvia
Peteris Viksna is one of the most acclaimed Latvian photographers of the younger generation. Viksna is self-taught photographer. He has participated in the group exhibition Her Abilities (2018) in Liepāja and held his first solo show The Skin in 2021 in Riga. His works have been published in the book Soon (2020) by Riga International Biennale of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA), appeared in Benji Knewman, JEZGA and other magazines, and he also shoots music and fashion videos.
The photographs of Peteris Viksna feature various districts of Riga, revealing the cultural layers of the urban environment – their magic, contrasts, and absurdities. At the same time, Vīksna also actively documents his generation at various social events and informal situations.
