Exhibitions

3rd year BA photography students of EKA will open their exhibition “Fragile. Handle with Care” at 18:00 on Monday, December 9th, 2024 in UUS RADA Gallery, Raja tn. 11, Tallinn. 

The exhibition is part of the Assessment Marathon of the Fine Arts faculty of the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Exhibition will be open until December 14th, every day from 14:00-18:00.

Time drips steadily, like water to an ancient well, marking moments we might otherwise overlook. A window becomes a portal, framing the quiet passage of days as shadows stretch and retreat. Faint echoes rise unfolding a symphony of sounds that feel both strange and familiar. Memories emerge from forgotten corners, shapes form where none were expected.

In the exhibition “Fragile. Handle with Care” the ordinary transforms into something profound. It asks you to pause, to feel the weight of what is delicate and temporary. Each work is a reminder: the act of seeing, of remembering, of being present, requires care. These moments are fragile. Handle them gently.

The exhibition is a final outcome of the course “Art Project 4”, supervised by Margo Monko and Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo.

Participating artists:

Alina Birjuk
Elias Kuulmann
Karlotta Lainväe
Katerina Rothberg
Irma Holm
Servane Gis
Kristjan Glück
Snizhana Yehorova 

Graphic Design:

Snizhana Yehorova

You are invited to the opening of Andra Jõgis’ exhibition “Seven Years of Watermelon Sugar” at the Okapi Gallery on December 10th at 6 PM.

The theme of the works in Andra Jõgis’ “Seven Years of Watermelon Sugar” exhibition is time, and how life can only be lived one day at a time. There are no shortcuts or cheat codes, no skipping over Mondays or slowing down Fridays. Every day must be lived one by one, and perhaps therein lies the value of the ordinary. The series on display includes seven works, each composed of approximately 365 individually crafted cubes, meaning each piece contains a year’s worth of glass sugar cubes. 

The title of the exhibition, inspired by Richard Brautigan’s book In Watermelon Sugar, also alludes to Jõgis’ contemplation of repetition and how we fill our days. Is filling one’s life with similar activities or materials — like endless reruns of the same show — a form of dedication or a kind of madness? How much time is reasonable to give away?

Andra Jõgis is a glass artist who has been working in the Glass Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts since 2020, currently as an associate professor and head of the department. She also completed her Master’s degree there in 2014. She regularly participates in exhibitions with her independent works, both in Estonia and abroad. Jõgis’ art is mostly narrative, addressing themes of the everyday and the fragile nature of life. In addition, she is one of the three designers of the brand MSK Glass, which creates functional glass forms.

Thanks: Okapi Gallery, Estonian Academy of Arts, EKA Glass, the Jõgises, Alyona Movko-Mägi, MSK Glass  

The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia

You are warmly invited in the exhibition “Respiratory Rate” by Chloé Geinoz and Eleftheria Irene Kofidou opening on the 12th of December at 19.00 in Vent Space.

The artists are interested in the poetical connotations that draw inspiration from the space’s prior use as the ventilation room of the Tallinn Art Hall Gallery (Tallinna Kunstihoone). A week long residency period creates the possiblity to work on site and bind together the room’s history with the artists’ personal experiences and memories. The goal is to build a sound installation that reflects their thoughts regarding controlled airstream, breathing as a right and its violation. The installation consists of a collage of previously recorded sounds and site specific recordings, as well as sculptural pieces intertwined with ready made objects. The artists wish to create a space that enables and encourages interactive relations between the viewers and the installation.

Exhibition is open 12-23.12 and 27-30.12
12-15

Chloé Geinoz (b. 1998) is a Tallinn-based interdisciplinary artist from Switzerland, Fribourg. Her main areas of interest are video-performance, video installation, photography and performance.
The subjects that particularly attract her attention revolve around the occult, spirituality, nature, witchcraft and mystery.

Her work is based on a series of investigations and reflections combining art, literature and science, prior to the production of her video work.

In 2022 she graduated with a BA in Visual Arts in Ecal (Lausanne, Switzerland) and since 2023 she is currently studying Contemporary Art MA at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Eleftheria Irene Kofidou (b. 1995) is a Greek artist based in Tallinn, who is mostly working with installations, performance art and text. Her art practice is often interconnected with poetry and focuses around processes of layering meanings, sociopolitical connotations related mostly to her background and exploring ways that language triggers movement.

Eleftheria obtained an MFA in Visual and Applied Arts from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) in 2021 and she is currently studying Contemporary Art MA in the Estonian Academy of Arts (2023 – ).

Join us for a day in Paljassaare to dive into the  dreams and actualities tied to the plenteous lands of the peninsula. DREAM | LAND | FILL is a collage of 13 individual projects by Estonian Academy of Arts Urban studies master students, sharing stories, insights and imaginaries from Paljassaare.

As the sea is filled to be ready for use and development, a pressing question remains: ready to build on it, but for whom? What kind of dreams are projected onto this “dreamland” and whose dreams are they? Which dreams are being put aside? We will shed light on investors and explorers, land-fillings and floodings and both human and non-human actors changing the peninsula. 

Through our diverse projects and approaches, we aim to grasp the complexities of experimentation and speculation, of gambling and playing, of desire and urbanising and ruralising.

What might possible futures look like for both communities and ecosystems, humans and more-than-humans?

Be ready for an exciting pilgrimage of seven hours and eight kilometres on varied terrain! Please bring along headphones and power banks, snacks and warm beverages, and dress warm! 

Paula Schüler | land_fill_wastescape | audio walk on Kopli hill 

Anna Dzebliuk | Hope(less/full) place | audio-installation Garage town

Ləman Məmmədli | Retracing Legacy | tour of Paljassaare Recycling Centre 

Paula Fischer | How to build a community? | presentation at Hundipea 

Annabel Pops | Wolf-leap | presentation at Hundipea 

Melissa Lee | Breathing in Density | audio ride to Special Conservation Area 

Timmo Mahlke | Seaside desires | self-guided walking tour on Paljassaare board walk 

Antónia Stretavská | Cattle Trails | exploration between Saartevahe wetlands       

Yiğithan Akçay | Ruin Park | Immersive installation in a ruin

Verdha Anjum | Urban Development Meets Nature | VR display at Väike Haak beach meadow

Paulina Gilsbach | Water(’s) Pressure | audio walk on the grounds of Tallinna Vesi

Adeolu Afolabi | Green Trails on Steel Rails: Adaptive Reuse in Motion | placemaking on the railroad

Anna Böhmová | Paljassaare attracts dreamers | video installation on Liivamadala street

Studio is supervised by Andra Aaloe and Keiti Kljavin.

On December 6th from 6 pm A-Galerii will open its annual exhibition of Estonian contemporary jewellery, abstract objects and applied art that leaves plenty of room for interpretation. The materials used in the pieces range from various metals, textiles, and glass to organic materials. The exhibition concept embeds people and social practices addressing what kind of role and meanings given to objects play in curating our own personal reality.

A piece of jewellery and an art object is a valuable and layered conveyor of culture. It has symbolised belonging to a social, religious or political group functioning as a bind in between and a force guiding people to behave in a certain way. Therefore, assigning meaning to a physical object can be very efficacious on a personal and group level. There is a possibility to give meanings to an object that it originally did not have without the viewer.

Through objects, one can propose a hypothesis about the creation of the future. This activity enables us to break away from habitual meanings in relation to items and to consciously play around with them. This is proof that the future has not been fixed even though it might seem this way sometimes. The exhibition encourages the viewer to think about realistic and fictional scenarios about the future through dreaming and interpretation. With this practice new ideas and important meanings are being created.

The exhibition is open from December 6, 2024, to January 11, 2025.

On November 30, the presentation of the visually formatted process model and exhibition of the project “MUUSA: Synthesis and Development of Material Research” supported by the Ministry of Culture will take place.

The exhibition in the format of an open studio includes both completed and unfinished material assemblages and supporting structures. The MUUSA project was carried out by lecturers from the Estonian Academy of Arts and the heads of the Craft Studies Master’s programme, Kärt Ojavee and Juss Heinsalu.

One of the goals of the project was to develop a model of creative research based on materials using the co-creation method. During the work period, different versions were tested and synthesized and, for example, the following were studied: how to approach the study of the composition and properties of materials in creative practice; how to apply material as a method in managing the process; how to involve material as a muse to guide creative goals and interpretive solutions? The study of materials through artistic practice involves both meaning-making, sensory approaches, and the discovery and integration of the applicable properties of materials in possible final results. Eik Hermann helped to conceptualize and formulate the process based on the material and the knowledge generated through collaboration.

* moment of appearance – the moment when one production cycle has been completed and the work has reached the draft or rough draft level, when it can either be tried out in reality or temporarily or permanently shared with a smaller or larger audience; if it is a moment of showing the draft phase, then a new production cycle follows the showing.

During the project, collaboration has also been carried out with Marie Vihmari, Fibenol OÜ, Reval Stone and AAA Patent Office.

The project presentation will take place at Kopli 27.

The project space can be visited until 12.12.2024 by agreement with the authors.

MUUSA project space exhibition design: Annika Kaldoja
Graphic design: Indrek Sirkel

Project manager: Anna Lohmatova

Thanks to: Eik Hermann, Piret Valk, Gert Preegel, Janno Rauk, Soldi Rent OÜ, Eesti Killustik OÜ, Villavennad OÜ, Selgase Dolomitit OÜ, Mattias Veller, Estonian Academy of Arts Research and Development Department, Ceramics, Textiles, Jewelry and Blacksmithing, Sculpture Workshops, Bruce Anderson, Joosep Kivimäe, Gary Markle, Andrus Ojavee, Heron Vrubel.

You are welcome to the opening of Krista Leesi’s exhibition In Spe. Saint Victor and the Four Dragons at Draakon gallery on Thursday, November 28, at 18.00. The exhibition will remain open until January 4, 2025. 

The exhibition draws inspiration from the martyrdom of Saint Victor, as portrayed on the main altar of St. Nicholas Church in Tallinn. The altar, crafted in the workshop of Lübeck master Hermen Rode, was brought to Tallinn 543 years ago.

“The times are tense, even frightening.
Such that every means and possibility must be put into service.
Why not even mythical creatures and medieval patron saints.
Tallinn’s patron saint was Saint Victor.
He is often depicted on altars alongside Saint George, the dragon slayer.
But Saint Victor did not slay dragons.
Perhaps dragons might protect the knightly saint and us instead?”

Krista Leesi is an artist and designer with a distinctive textile art practice and extensive teaching experience at the Estonian Academy of Arts. She stands out in the field of textile art with her conceptual approach, often exploring the multi-layered meanings of language (as the author of tekkSTIILIkunsti SÕNAraamat). Leesi graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1993 and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Estonia and abroad since 1992. Her first solo exhibition was in 1999. Leesi’s work encompasses both distinctive unique creations and practical small productions. Her works are part of the collection of the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design. Her works can be encountered in several museum collections around the world: in Tartu Art Museum, the China National Silk Museum (Hangzhou, China), the Contextile Contemporary Textile Art Biennial (Guimarães, Portugal), and World Textile Art (Miami, Florida, USA).

In 2019, Leesi was awarded the annual award by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia for her work. In 2020, she won the main prize at Contextile, one of the world’s most prestigious contemporary textile art biennials. In 2021, her site-specific exhibition Verbarium, which conceptually connected language and visuals, was shown at Tartu Art Museum. Leesi has been named Textile Artist of the Year four times and is a member of the Estonian Textile Artists’ Association and the Estonian Artists’ Association.

www.kristaleesi.ee

The artists gratitude goes to: Heino Prunsvelt, Kadi Kibbermann, Äli-Ann Klooren, Leelo Leesi, Mari-Leen Leesi, Aivi Valliste.
The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

Exhibitions at Draakon gallery are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Estonian Ministry of Culture, and Liviko AS.

The exhibition by a group of seventeen artists from Ida-Viru County who live and work on the border of Europe — geographically, linguistically and culturally. The exhibition ‘Deep Skin’ offers a glimpse into how the biological boundary of the human body turned into a symbol in art telling stories that transcend linguistic and cultural barriers.

Paintings, sculptures and installations reflect the thoughts and feelings of artists from Ida-Virumaa, emphasising their similarities and differences. A 19-year-old is the youngest participant, and a 70-year-old is the oldest. Among the participants are anime fans, classically educated painters, mothers with an engineering background and young people dreaming of a professional career in arts. What can be said in common by artists of different generations, occupations and opinions? Come and find out!

The exhibition opens on November 30 at 17.00 in the gallery of the Tallinn Art House (Vabaduse väljak 6) and will run until December 15. Working hours are Tuesday to Sunday, 13:00 to 19:00.

Participating artists are Diana Semibratova, Eneli Heinland, Ira Sopina, Julia Rodionova, Kopylove, Kristina Belikova, Larissa Tunjova, Natalja Kapajeva, Nadežda Sabajeva, Olga Matseralik, Olga Toivonen, Olga Tjurina, Paulina Belik, Sergei Kirbenjov, Tanja Sonina, Tatjana Silašina, Valeria Kregždaite, Žanna Golubtsova.
These artists have been participating in the work of the Ida-Viru Artists Club for the past three months. The exhibition “Deep Skin” is their joint creative achievement. The club is led by Darja Popolitova, an artist, visiting lecturer and PhD student at the Estonian Academy of Arts. The project was initiated by Johanna Rannula, Director of the Narva Art Residence.

The exhibition and activities of the club are supported by the British Council in Estonia, the Estonian Academy of Arts, the Narva Art Residence and the Tallinn Art Hall.

 The works of EKA students offer a new look at Estonian design classics at the exhibition Selected Interventions

On the 29th of November, the exhibition Selected Interventions will open at the Estonian Museum of Applied Arts and Design. Selected Interventions is a collection of new works and dialogues within the museum’s permanent exhibitions by the MA students of Craft Studies of the Estonian Academy of Arts.

The MA programme brings together people from various backgrounds and with a deep interest in materials and making. The Craft Studies curriculum expands on understanding contemporary crafts and advances professional development, critical expression, and artistic research into materials, processes, concepts and identities. 

Through this unique intervention, the exhibition examines the works of applied art and design classics on display in the permanent exhibitions Collected Works and Introduction to Estonian Design.

Based on their background and interests, each student selected a piece, a series of works, or an artist to have a closer dialogue with. They were encouraged to respond with new pieces based on past techniques, approaches, materials, stories, aesthetics, forms, and more. This project consists of interventions that redirect our attention, study the heritage or add a new layer of meaning. 

“I was intrigued by the opposition of qualities Rait Präät’s work gives; the glass was no longer used as glass but as a layered cake, painting each floor with a different life. Prääts’ work made me question the choices we make about storing memory in our bodies and minds. What do we put in the frame? What do we perceive?” explains Craft Studies student Sofiya Babiy. 

Selected Interventions includes work by Sofiya Babiy, Iohan Figueroa Rojas, Rait Lõhmus, Juulia Aleksandra Mikson, Alyona Movko-Mägi, Katariin Mudist, Maarja Mäemets, Kati Saarits, Hannah Segerkrantz, and Elias Sormanen. 

The project was supervised by Juss Heinsalu and Kärt Ojavee.

Selected Interventions is a satellite exhibition of the 9th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial.

The exhibition tours conducted by students of Craft Studies will take place on 30.11 at 13:00 (in Estonian), 7.12 at 13:00 (in Russian) and 14.12 at 13:00 (in English).

More information: Sandra Nuut, tel: +372 58717871

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