Erik Martinson (Canada/Latvia) is an independent curator and writer. Recent projects include: ‘The Years Without Light’ at Institute for Contemporary Arts (ICA), London; ‘Like slow breathing, it seemed to emanate from inside the walls’ at LUX, London; ‘Closer to home than you could’ve ever imagined’ at Chalton Gallery, London; ‘Portal Atop a Bus Stop’ at Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius; ‘pontypool-txt-advntr-sim.net’ (with Gailė Pranckūnaitė) at Cosmos Carl – Platform Parasite; ‘“I” Statements’ at LUX, London; ‘Resting Transmissions / Eyes Above, Bodies Below / Nice night for a walk’ at Ryder Projects, London; ‘Tell me about the ones who sleep through storms: Films and Videos from the Baltics’ at Toronto International Film Festival’s Wavelengths Series; ‘Its origins are indeterminate’ at Whitechapel Gallery and Close-up Film Centre, London; ‘Resistance’ at Process Experimental Film Festival, Riga; texts on Ben Burgis and Ksenia Pedan / Klara Lidén / Augustas Serapinas for