About MAREUNROL'S — Mārīte Mastiņa-Pēterkopa and Rolands Pēterkops

MAREUNROL’S is a Riga-based interdisciplinary artist duo – Mārīte Mastiņa-Pēterkopa and Rolands Pēterkops. Working at the intersection of visual art and design, they continually push boundaries, often positioning fashion beyond its traditionally functional role. The duo’s distinctive approach is a poetic expression of magical realism, emphasising narrative as an artwork, expressed through their interdisciplinary practice, which comprises fabric and textile sculptures, fashion design collections, installations, video and sound art, drawings, photography collages, as well as costume design and scenography for opera and theatre.

MAREUNROL’S studied fashion design and visual arts communication at the Latvian Academy of Art and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. The duo have participated in numerous international competitions, festivals, biennials, and group exhibitions, including the the Arnhem Fashion Biennale, the International Talent Support (ITS) competition, Barcelona 080, the 2nd Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA 2), and the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space.

Their work has been exhibited at art venues such as the Contemporary art centre KIM?, La Gaîté Lyrique, Casino Luxembourg, and Riga Contemporary Art Space, among others, and has been featured in many international press publications as well as fashion and design books and catalogues In 2009, they received both Grand Prix, the two highest prizes at the 24th international fashion and photography festival Hyères and in 2016 they were among only ten European nominees for the prestigious International Woolmark prize. MAREUNROL’S was the first Latvian brand to be included in the official programme of Paris Fashion Week. Costumes, design works and artworks by MAREUNROL’S are included in the collections of the Latvian National Museum of Art and VV Foundation, as well as in many private collections around the world.

In 2019, MAREUNROL’S published a book offering a visual retrospective of their most important works up to that point. A retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Riga ended up being the most visited exhibition in 2019, and was nominated in the “Best Visual Arts Exhibition” category for the Kilogram of Culture prize 2020.

MAREUNROL’S exhibition Invisible Exercises was nominated for the Purvītis Prize in the winter of 2024, which is one of the most prestigious art prizes in Latvia. MAREUNROL’S are also active in education – they teach as guest lecturers at art academies all around the world.

Rolands Pēterkops is also the founder of the online radio platform Tirkultūra / Unexpected Sources Audio Gallery, dedicated to sound art and contemporary experimental music, as well as an initiator of related visual concerts, performances, and art events.

In 2026, MAREUNROL’S, together with its creative team, is representing Latvia at the 61st Venice Biennale Arte.

“We’ve always tried to create and make the impossible possible by developing new modes of artistic language, and by aiming to present viewpoints through which to explore the present, respect the values of the past, and feel the dimensions of the future.”

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