Astangu, Tallinn
Start Date:
20.05.2025
End Date:
21.05.2025
20.05–21.05
EKA Artists Reclaim Forgotten Military Ruins in Astangu, Tallinn
Co(h)e(r)cion is a site-specific group exhibition by Contemporary Art MA (MACA) students of the Estonian Academy of Arts, held in the historic ruins of the ammunition tunnels in Astangu, Tallinn. Once part of a Tsarist-era military complex and later a highly protected Soviet ammunition site, this area is now largely forgotten and abandoned.
Four international contemporary artists :
Fausta Norekaite (LT), Denis Lebedev (DE), Giulio Cusinato (IT), and Kroplya (BY) – mediate the layered histories of this unique landscape through sound, language, ecology, image, and interactive elements.
The title Co(h)e(r)cion is a wordplay, reflecting the site’s ambiguous nature and the emotions it evokes – blending cohesion, coercion, and erosion.
The mysterious ambience of Astangu inspired the artists to explore concepts that extend beyond human consciousness.
Co(h)e(r)cion invites you to experience these artistic incarnations of loss, presence, absence, and natural forces firsthand.
This exhibition also raises awareness about the role of ruins in post-humanist art ethics — exploring the potential for artistic intervention in more cohesive, integrated, and thoughtful ways.
From May 20 to 21, Co(h)e(r)cion dares visitors to immerse themselves in the secret realm of the unspeakable and the unseen.
Curated by Anastassia Janovskaja
Location
The exhibition takes place in Astangu forest, Haabersti, Tallinn.
Coordinates: 59°23’50.6″N 24°37’35.0″E
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https://maps.app.goo.gl/UiC3KA5CYYYknW3u5 .
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