The exhibition Vėra: Between Reality and the Picture opens at the Beatričė’s House of the Vilnius City Museum. It presents the interwar photographic legacy of Veronika Šleivytė (1906–1998), a graphic artist, painter, photographer, and educator.

“– Yours, Vėra” became the artist’s signature on postcards. By sending photographs she had created, and sometimes self-portraits, to her loved ones, Šleivytė shared not only moments from everyday life but also a world of her own making.

The exhibition invites us to take a fresh look at everyday life and photography in the interwar period. In Šleivytė’s photographs, it is difficult to tell where everyday reality ends and the image she creates begins: she directs the scenes herself and takes part in them. As we look at the works on display, we are invited to explore the space between reality and the frame.

In this way, photography becomes a space for self-expression, where reality and performance are constantly intertwined.

 Vėra: Between Reality and the Picture will be on view until 22 November. The exhibition can be visited during the museum’s opening hours with a valid admission ticket. Admission is free on the opening day.

Curator: Ema Riniūtė
Graphic design: Laura Kasparavičė

The visual features a self-portrait by Veronika Šleivytė, photographed in her apartment in Kaunas on 15 September 1935. Collection of the Kupiškis Museum.