Exhibitions

My work depicts long-distance relationship and the precariousness of mental existence in two places simultaneously. It is possible to overcome the distance if locate oneself in a virtual reality for a moment.  I have used different collage techniques in making the image. Two images have been cut out of their context and placed closer to each other. Deconstructed parts are creating a new reality that is  fragmented and detached.

Where is the body?

Group exhibition in Narva Art Residency, Joala 18, Narva

07.05.–08.06

Artists: Eero Alev, Ina Ebenberger, Daniel Silva Flandez, Yigit Gönlügür, Loora Kaubi, Jakob Kolb, Olev Kuma, Lisette Lepik, Sigrid Mau, Amar Priganica, Brenda Purtsak, Ramsko, Alfred Rottensteiner, Denisa Stefanigova, Magdalena Schwaiger, Mattias Veller. Curated by Lilian Hiob and Julius Pristauz 

The group exhibition Where is the body? arises from a collaboration between the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and the Estonian Academy of Arts, bringing together a variety of emerging artists, currently studying in the painting departments of the two academies.

Where is the body? gathers assumptions, statements and questions regarding different forms of (self-)embodiment. Questions as to how the body is currently situated in terms of its representation in the students’ practices are central to the curatorial concept of the exhibition. The exhibition presents different depictions and notions of the body in an ever quickly spinning world, opening up space for discussions surrounding it.

Depictions of fantastical bodies fuse into questions about hierarchies between different species. Loosening up borders, tissues, and deadlocked positions, we find a variety of expressions ranging from more playful approaches to very serious and intense dissections towards the topic.

Sketches for possible skeletons of the medium of painting and thoughts about material manifestations of bodily gestures within it go alongside introspections and reflections on the anatomy of the self. The artists comment on bodies in use, their capabilities and boundaries, extreme situations and the body as a tool for manipulation and power play.

The works negotiate body politics and within those relationships of gender, identity and representation.

Themes such as deconstruction and decay, performance, dependency and co-dependency can be found as opposed to abstract and hybrid images with transformational potential.

From traditional depiction to the changing stance of the body over time the works can help to position and define how and where the body finds a home in young contemporary artists’ practice.

The display and architecture of the exhibition expand on these ideas further, with its rhizomatic structure making for a spatial experience with different stations.
Examining matters connected to belonging, visibility, and desire, Where is the body? helps us to map various narratives that are socially, historically and culturally interwoven and take bodies, in a broader sense, as their starting point.

Support: Austrian Embassy in Tallinn, Estonian Embassy in Vienna, Erasmus+, Punch Drink, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Estonian Academy of Arts 

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More about the exhibition in Vienna

Estonian sayings “one has to honour bread” or “bread is older than us” refer to the special meaning of bread. Numerous traditions, beliefs, rituals and proverbs are associated to bread. The taste and form of bread has not changed throughout centuries and breakbaking is a very special skill. For me, bread is something that makes me think of my great-grandparents and my roots. I decided to photograph bread against the white backdrop where the time of the picture-taking is imperceptible. Bread is the centerpiece of attention while its texture and form has been emphasized.

Mon-Sat, 3—6 pm

May brings an opportunity to experience, in an exhibition format, works produced by students in the Faculty of Fine Arts as their term projects: every day there will be a fresh crop of university students’ works on display in the gallery.

Works in contemporary art, prints, installation, sculpture and painting curricula will be on display. On each morning of the marathon, a new exhibition will be installed and in the evening the exhibit will give way to the next one. Hopefully, viewers will be able to keep up with the pace of the young artists.

SCHEDULE

29.–30.04 – Drawing, supervisor Ülle Marks

03.05 – Studio photo, supervisor Madis Kurss

04.05 – Drawing, supervisor Ulvi Haagensen

05.05 – Drawing, supervisor Tõnis Saadoja
06.05 – Drawing, supervisors Maiu Rõõmus, Matti Pärk

07.05 – Conceptual drawing supervisor, juhendaja Anna Škodenko

09.05 – Conceptual drawing supervisor, juhendaja Tõnis Saadoja

10.05 – Graphic art, supervisors Viktor Gurov, Eve Kask, Lennart Mänd

11–12.05 – Contemporary art, supervisors Marge Monko, Taavi Talve, Liina Siib, Kristi Kongi, John Grzinich, Kristaps Ancans, Anu Vahtra

13–14.05 – Kujundliku Mõtte Labor— Ekspeditsioon Narva, supervisor Ene-Liis Semper

16.05 – Graphic art, supervisors Maria Erikson, Britta Benno, Charlotte Biszewski, Aarne – Mesikäpp, Maria Izabella Lehtsaar

17.05 – Photo art project, supervisors Marge Monko, Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo

18.05 – Painting, supervisors Mart Vainre, Tiina Tammetalu, Aapo Pukk

19.05 – Painting, supervisors Sigrid Viir, Mihkel Ilus, Tõnis Saadoja, Heldur Lassi

Kullo Children’s Gallery is pleased to present “Veiled” – solo exhibition of new sculptural works by EKA contemporary art student Triin Türnpuu. 

The works are inspired by the story of the author’s son and are dedicated to visually impaired children.

Preview on April 13, 6 pm

“At the age of 10 months, our third child turned suddenly blind. We learned to live with it. After several successful and unsuccessful surgeries, he was fitted with artificial lenses at the age of four.

Some time ago, a decision had to be made – which upper secondary school to continue studying at. He got into the desired school, but when talking about the child’s visual impairments, it was suggested to choose another educational institution – it would be too much extra burden for teachers to deal with him. I realized that behind this attitude, above all, was the fear of not knowing what it means to teach a visually impaired child. Is it possible to reduce this fear so that no child is left behind in the future?”

The works made of old and previously used spectacle lenses allow people to enter the world of spectacle wearers for a while.

Thank you: Instrumentarium Optika OÜ, Kenomer OÜ, Kristaps Ancāns, Marko Odar, Katriin-Eliis Brecher, Gerlin Mets, Helina Niilo, Ingrid Teino, Kristel Ilmets, Kaire Kurg, Kaidi Varik

Triin Türnpuu has graduated from the Faculty of Design of the Estonian Academy of Arts with a degree in ceramics and is currently studying contemporary art in her master’s degree.

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First Year Students of the department of Photography exhibit their work in two showcases of Tallinn Old Town

One Another
Location: Suur-Karja 7, Suur-Karja 10
April 7 – May 19, 2022

One-photo-expositions by the first year students of the department of photography held in two showcases in the Old Town of Tallinn (Suur-Karja Str 7 and 10) serve as a part of the art project course held during the spring semester.

The objective of the course for each student was to communicate an intriguing theme and aesthetic preference with one photographic work. Together 11 different works can be seen in the showcases from April 7 to May 19; every Thursday two new photos will be exhibited.

Participating artists: Alina Birjuk, Ott Kattel, Saoirse McGarry, Cristiana Ortiga, Katerina Rothberg, Katerina Šarapova, Sonja Sutt, Inna Tarakanova, Emilia Tensing, Mia Tohver, Megan Wynne

Supervisors: Marge Monko, Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo

Graphic design: Emma Reim and Laura Tursk (2nd year students of the department of graphic design at the Estonian Academy of Arts)

Department of photography forwards its gratitude to Raido Nurmela from Hestia Hotels Group.

Exhibition is supported by Hestia Hotel Barons, department of photography at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Exhibition schedule:

07.04–14.04 Emilia Tensing
14.04–21.04 Cristiana Ortiga, Katerina Sarapova
21.04–28.04 Alina Birjuk, Katerina Rothberg
28.04–05.05 Saoirse McGarry, Inna Tarakanova
05.05–12.05 Sonja Sutt, Megan Wynne
12.05-19.05 Ott Kattel, Mia Tohver

Exhibition Self-Portrait as a Dancer and a Revolutionary by Brit Pavelson and Cloe Jancis in Grenoble
1.04.2022

On 21 March, the duo show entitled Self-Portrait as a Dancer and a Revolutionary by Brit Pavelson and Cloe Jancis will open at the Galerie Showcase, Grenoble.

The exhibition playfully addresses topics such as women’s everyday roles and the spaces in which these roles are expressed. Together they offer metaphors, self-portraits and subtle jokes that are rooted in a woman’s point of view, using the outdated clichés to their advantage. What are the roles that permeate through the definition of a parent, a partner and an artist? How can we best cope with the emotional states that different roles make us feel? Which domestic practices are considered “feminine” and what is their social or artistic value?

The title of the exhibition refers to a false citation by the anarchist activist, feminist, writer and teacher Emma Goldman (1869–1940), which has achieved mythical status today: “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” The sentence refers to Goldman’s reaction when she was criticised for dancing joyfully at parties, arguing that agitators should not engage in such frivolous activities. Goldman’s quote is eloquent because many phenomena or common practices are still today called “feminine,” which aims to deem them of lower value. Following Goldman’s example, contemporary women’s rights activists should not choose between dancing and revolution, everyday joys and political activism, but they should instead find individual ways to intertwine these worlds, empower themselves and others, and shift values.

Curators: Brigit Arop and Sigrid Liira
Graphic design: Elisabeth Juusu
English editor: Gepard OÜ

The exhibition takes place in three cities during 2022, starting at the Galerie Showcase (Place aux Herbes, 38000) in Grenoble, France. In summer, the exhibition will arrive in Tallinn and Võru, Estonia.

The exhibition is open 24/7 and will remain open until 15 May. More information here.

Sponsors: Pildikompanii
Special thanks: Camille Laurelli, Laura Kuusk, Koit Randmäe

MACA student Zody Burke is opening a solo exhibition entitled “(mouse trap)” at DOM Galerija in Riga on April 1. 

The new body of work addresses the theme of symbolic anthropomorphism in culture, using the archetype of the mouse to explore society’s bizarre contradictions and neuroses. 

The show will be up for two weeks and will feature work made in cooperation with the KUNO course “Border as a Place”, which was held in mid-March in Druskininkai, Lithuania. 

The exhibition is open until April 14.