HOP galerii
Start Date:
22.03.2024
Start Time:
18:00
End Date:
16.04.2024
“When flying off-center, a new centerpoint shall be found to regain the balance”
The opening of Mart Talvar’s first solo exhibition Out of Center is taking place at 22 nd of March at HOP gallery from 6 PM and is talking about finding balance within the process of transformation.
The theme of the exhibition began to unfold during his studies in the jewellery and blacksmithing department at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2022 and is still an ongoing process. During the metal spinning process, a copper object unexpectedly
jumped off-center, resulting in a unique object. The artist became interested in what lies behind an experience that we could perceive as failure. From that moment, a thorough practice of metal spinning began with the outcome to be shared with a wider audience.
At the gallery, the techniques of metal spinning and porcelain slip casting meet each othernas opposites in nature. The copper work refers to the occurrence of flying off-center as a possibility to redefine the concepts of being centered and off-center, failure, and balance. The porcelain objects demonstrate the transformation of traces, that have transferred on
from the copper material and have significantly reduced in size after the firing process.
The design method of material empathy offers symbolic meaning to the “dialogue” between the materials. This blurs boundaries between the public space and social context, and leaves the viewer plenty of room for personal interpretations.
Location HOP gallery
The opening 22.03.2024 kell 18:00
Opening times N-T 22.03-16.04 11:00-18:00
Curator Liisi Kõuhkna
Graphic design Cristopher Siniväli
Technical aid HOP gallery; Valge Kuup Studio
Support Estonian Academy of Arts, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Shroomwell OÜ,
Põhjala Brewing AS, Tuulmet Holding OÜ