Information Smuggling

Information Smuggling delves into the media landscape of illicit publishing and the dissemination of information as acts of resistance against Russian oppression and cultural erasure in Lithuania. The project examines the complex system of elements required for the operation to function, such as an organised network of people, information carriers, infrastructure, and suitable terrain. A video installation transports viewers to a terrain — a forested region with contemporary political significance and historical relevance in terms of information smuggling, situated on the borders of Lithuania, Belarus, Poland and Kaliningrad. By employing diverse modes of witnessing—via the landscape, historical narratives, and the viewer's perspective—the installation positions the terrain as an active participant, facilitating the clandestine exchange of information.