Draakoni galerii, Tallinn
Start Date:
14.05.2026
Start Time:
18:00
End Date:
14.06.2026
Curated by Rebeka Põldsam
15.05.-14.06.2026
Opening Thursday, May 14 at 6 pm at Draakon Gallery
Mara Kirchberg’s solo exhibition explores the technologization of care, focusing on how the automotive sector has shaped care work. Moving between garage and medical settings, Kirchberg examines the metaphor of the body as a machine, tracing how petromodern systems designed for efficiency come to structure how we carry, support, and maintain one another.
At the center of the exhibition is a hanging installation assembled from industrial materials forming a fragile organism—lifting slings, artificial membranes, lubricants—requiring ongoing maintenance to remain functional. During “Service Hours,” the artist activates the pulley system, performing a public maintenance while wearing a PVC “Sweat Suit”.
Performances: 30 May and 13 June at 5 PM
Performed by Mara Kirchberg
Curator: Rebeka Põldsam
Graphic design: Kert Viiart–Õllek
Technical support: Gisèle Gonon, Marko Odar
Outside Eye: Gisèle Gonon
Supported by The Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Goethe-Institut Estland
Special thanks to: Eesti Kunstnike Liit, Hans-Otto Ojaste, Mari Volens, Sandra Ernits