The career of Deimantas Narkevičius (Utena, Lithuania, 1964) has developed primarily in the fields of film and video, although he occasionally turns to sculpture. His work is an investigation into how history is perceived and the mechanisms that transform it, based on diverse utopias and ideologies.

In his work, Narkevičius refuses to adopt an excessively academic stance, distancing himself from the label of the documentary. The artist makes use of the transition experienced in his country to reflect on modern-day society and historical time. Lithuania’s evolution from a Soviet society to a democratic state allows him to analyse collective memory from a critical and subjective point of view. His films interpret history as an instrument that is constantly being moulded to make myths out of reality. Narkevičius confronts the observer with the break between what has truly been lived and what is only imagined.

The MNCARS presents twelve films – nearly his entire filmography – shot between 1997 and 2008 in video and 16mm format by Narkevičius, considered the most renowned Lithuanian artist on the international arts scene.