The International Symposium co-organised by the IHA is reaching its conclusion with the final third event hosted by the Art Academy of Latvia on June 6-7, 2024.

The lost-and-found: revising art stories in search of potential changes symposium was launched with its inaugural event in Lisbon in December 2023, followed by the event in Warsaw in March 2023 and concluding in Riga in June 2024.

The final gathering focuses on the mattering of matter with/in art (his-, her-, it-, their-) stories, theories and practices. While the overarching thematic focus of the International Symposium remains the same (the description can be found here: https://thelostandfoundlisbon.weebly.com), in Riga we specifically address the lost and found materialities and affects that enable creation of safe, caring, attentive and hospitable communities, relations and communications. We explore the third thematic constellation entitled CLAWS, FUR and SHELL, after Wisława Szymborska’s poem inspiring all three events, A Speech at the Lost-And-Found (1972).

The full programme can be consulted on the dedicated website: https://thelostandfoundlisbon.weebly.com/riga-event.html

The discussions emerging through this series of events will be captured in forthcoming publications. Basia Sliwinska and Margarida Brito Alves will represent IHA on the Scientific Committee.