Project title: LV DID IT
Selected for shcolarships 2009-2010, Course of Graphic Design, School of Visual Arts, IED Milan

DID -  Dissociative identity disorder (DID),
as defined by the DSM, is a psychiatric diagnosis
that describes a condition in which a single person
displays multiple distinct identities or personalities
(known as alter egos or alters), each with its own
pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment.
The diagnosis requires that at least two personalities routinely
take control of the individual’s behavior with an
associated memory loss that goes
beyond normal forgetfulness. (Wikipedia)

This project is a bit political and a bit ironic poster about country Latvia (LV).
Why Latvia looks like naked woman with 2 heads, 3 legs, and bag-hand?
There are a lot of contradictions in the country. So I call it - Dissociative identity disorder. J
Latvia is like young woman=country with 2 heads - Latvian and Russian head (because we have 2 big communities of people in and they are fighting all the time after the Fall of the USSR in 1991. We have the same legs and hands, but our minds are fighting because of political games and hurt from the past. Latvians scream - “Russians! Speak only Latvian! Better go away to Russia! “. And Russians feel resentful and don` t study Latvian language. It` s conflict and politics use this weak point of people` thinking.. Latvia has DID and also she is “Siamese Twins”, because there are 2 Latvias actually! One Latvia is composed of citizens and the second Latvia is composed of non-citizens – Russians, Ukrainians etc.

The second reason, why I` m sure that Latvia has DID is: Latvians are very patriotic, but in the same time really big part of them went away to West Europe and to USA. American dream with happy endings blows their minds and people forget the patriotism.  That` s why woman on poster has 3 legs; she is sitting on her knees and at the same time she wants to move away to better life` s   direction. And she is holding her bag because she is always ready to run away from her country.

I am not trying to defy quarrel with this poster. I am not screaming about social problems. I would but it does not work for a pity. I` d like to publish this drawing like postcard or to stick on the walls on the streets, just to let people see how do they (we) look sometimes, and to give them some information to think about. So, don` t take me too seriously. I` m just one of DID )))))