agatetuna

Credit: Līva Veigura

Agate Tūna is a multidisciplinary artist from Riga, Latvia, specializing in analogue and  experimental photography. Her techniques include film soups, chemigrams, and photograms,  as well as sound art. Tūna plays the role of an investigator between reality and fiction,  drawing inspiration from family tales and blending personal narratives with collective history  while exploring the interplay between technology and spirituality. 

Tūna holds a BA in Painting (2020) and an MA in POST (2023) from the Art Academy of  Latvia. In 2022, she graduated from the ISSP School. In 2024, nominated for the Purvītis Prize 2025 and selected for the Futures Photography  platform.  Recent group exhibitions include: The Elevator Chats 2.0. Capa Contemporary Photography  Center, Budapest (2024); New Address: EDEN, Kim? Hanzas 22, Riga (2024); Contemporary  Histories of Photography I, RPB, ISSP Gallery, Riga (2024); Dear figure, whom did you  hang out with last night? Rothko museum, Daugavpils (2024); Metahorror, Both Gallery,  London (2024); BDO Young Artists Award (1st place) PILOT, Riga (2023); Chasing the  Devil to the Moon, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn (2023), Flora Fantastic, Apexart gallery, New  York (2022). Solo exhibition: The Order of Invisible Things, Gallery DOM, Riga (2022).