Marylou Petot. Māja, 2024–ongoing. Photo: Zoé Thiburs

Opening of Immersive sound installation Māja by Marylou Petot (FR) – October 16, 2025, 14:00
Performance: Klimaton – October 17, 18:00
Workshop: Klimaton by Adnan Softić (DE) – October 18, 15:00–18:00
Venue: Art Academy of Latvia, K2, Riga (Onsite only)

Another thematic perspective comes through collaboration with one of the RIXC’s longstanding partners, the Goethe-Institut Riga, which this year joins with the French Institute in Latvia to present the Resonances of Nature project, supported by the Franco-German Cultural Fund.

This program presents Māja, an immersive interactive sound installation by French sound artist Marylou Petot, created in collaboration with the Nature Education Center at Ķemeri National Park using field recordings of Latvian birds. Based in Paris, Marylou Petot explores the relationship between technology and nature, using electronic media to heighten perception and reimagine fragile ecosystems. Together with German artist Adnan Softić and Latvian collaborators, she will also present the outcomes of the Resonances of Nature project at the RIXC Festival symposium.

German artist Adnan Softić contributes collaborations around his Klimaton Arctic, a musical instrument that transforms scientific data from the MOSAiC Arctic expedition into sound, making the climate crisis tangible through immersive listening. Based in Berlin and Sarajevo, Softić works across art, film, music, and theatre, often with Nina Softić, exploring the intersections of aesthetics, politics, and ecology.
The Klimaton performance will feature Latvian sound artists Normal Babyy and German artist Thies Mynther, who blend electronic music with Arctic soundscapes. In addition, Adnan Softić will lead ahands-on workshop, inviting artists to experiment with the instrument and engage creatively with climate change through listening and reflection.

Exhibitions

Resonance of Nature: Installation Māja by Marylou Petot (FR)
Dates: October 16–18, 2025
Opening: October 16, 2025, at 14:00–15:30
Venue: Art Academy of Latvia, K2 building, Riga, Latvia

Performances

Resonances of Nature: Klimaton performances by Adnan Softić, Nina Softić (DE), Normal Babyy (Elza Auguste Zīverte & Kristofers Knesis) (LV) and Thies Mynther (DE)
Date: Friday, October 17, 18:00
Venue: Art Academy of Latvia, K2, Riga
Registration: via Eventbrite HERE (Onsite only)

Workshops

Resonances of Nature: Klimaton Workshop by Adnan Softić (DE)
Date: October 18, 15:00–18:00
Venue: Art Academy of Latvia, K2, Riga (Onsite only)
Registration: Please fill out the Google form to confirm your participation HERE

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Organizers

RIXC Centre for New Media Culture
Festival Curators: Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits
Producer: Agnese Baranova (agnese@rixc.org)
PR and Information: Līva Siliņa (rixc@rixc.org, +371 25358541)
Symposium coordinator: Daina Siliņa (daina@rixc.org)
Producer assistant: Lelde Gūtmane 

Support and Partners

State Cultural Capital Foundation of Latvia, Riga City Council, Pro Helvetia, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Institute Art Gender Nature, Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW, Goethe-Institut Riga, French Institute in Latvia, Franco-German Cultural Fund, Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture, LG Electronics, Sonic Sensory Lab, Department of Cultural Affairs – Taipei City Government, Zone Sound Creative (Taiwan), REVERIE Trading Group, Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, Art Academy of Latvia, NAIA – Naturally Artificial Intelligence Art Association (Germany), Maajaam (Estonia), Isop (Denmark), SENT (Norway), Lorna (Iceland), Institutio Media (Lithuania), Photinus Studio (Ukraine), SLOLab (Canada)

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Contacts

RIXC Center for New Media Culture / RIXC Gallery / Festival Information Center
Address: Lenču iela 2, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia
E-mail: rixc@rixc.org
www.rixc.org | festival2025.rixc.org
Phones:
+371 29635167 (Agnese Baranova, Festival Producer )
+371 25358541 (Līva Siliņa, PR and information coordinator)
+371 26546776 (office)