The artists Lina Lapelyte, Vaiva Grainyte, and Rugile Barzdziukaite won the Golden Lion for best national participation at the Biennale with their piece "Sun & Sea (Marina)", surpassing 89 other national pavilions. This marks the second consecutive time a performance piece has won the prize, following the German pavilion in 2017. American artist and filmmaker Arthur Jafa also received the Golden Lion for best participant in the central exhibition with his film "The White Album," which juxtaposes white supremacy with portraits of white individuals he deeply cares for. Catherine Wood, a senior curator specializing in performance at the Tate in London, expressed her approval of the winners. Wood described the Lithuanian pavilion as creatively showcasing people's everyday activities and leisure while also addressing ecological issues and species extinction. She noted that the pavilion's story was both joyful and melancholic, with pedestrian movement intersecting with a broader framework. The curator, Lucia Pietroiusti, who works at the Serpentine Galleries in London, urged museums to think innovatively and expand their exhibition formats beyond traditional specialisms. Then we come across large disastrous events such as climate change or the extinction of species, and we must discover additional methods to establish connections.