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Gabrielė Žukauskaitė is a photographer and anthropologist, whose work flows through the spaces where human lives and landscapes converge. Drawn to moments of transformation; both - personal and collective, and the subtle ways they manifest in our surroundings, relationships, and identities, her practice explores the dynamics of change, the essence of belonging, and the narratives shaped by the places we inhabit and share with other-than-human species.

Her practice is deeply rooted in coastal patterns and water landscapes, using these fluid spaces as both metaphor and medium to explore belonging, memory, and time.

Through a poetic lens that is nonetheless informed by broader social and ecological contexts, her work weaves together threads of emotion, memory, and connection, placing nature as an active participant in the narratives she unveils.

Her images exist in the liminal spaces between documentation and dreamscape, often captured in moments when time seems to fold in on itself - when light falls differently, when routines break, when the familiar becomes strange. 

They evoke a sense of quiet introspection, inviting viewers to pause and consider the often-overlooked details of existence.  Working primarily with analog processes while exploring mixed media approaches, she creates visual stories that explore the social dynamics of community and the unspoken ties that bind us. 

At its core, her work seeks to uncover the universality of human experience, offering a meditation on the transient beauty of life and the resilience found in change.

Blurred black and white photo of a dancer in motion wearing a flowing white dress.
Silhouette of leafless trees in a foggy landscape.