Exhibitions

Aap Tepper
Artefaktid fotograafilisest heterotoopiast (Artefacts from Photographic Heterotopia)
14.11–06.12.2015
Rundum artist-run space
Toila Seltsimaja, Pikk 41, Toila, Ida-Virumaa
Aap Tepper’s exhibition “Artefacts from Photographic Heterotopia” focuses on photographic images taken by the artist during the period between 2007–2010. Looking back at the time when he started to experiment with photography, the artist analyses the motives of his photography through asocial and social aspects, along with how his hometown of Toila’s geographic landscape has influenced his visual language and how his presence in social media has affected his photography. Considering photography as a process of creating ideal images, the exhibition views digital photographs composed with communicative intentions as objects that influence memory.
Photography and virtual identity are used increasingly in social media to shape our everyday reality. As we compose our photos according to visual trends we are creating desire objects for others and consume them ourselves in parallel. We create an image that consists of our real experience and with a layer of composition that is manipulated with communicative intent. But what happens when we are looking at that image later, what do we recall? Do we remember our real experience or has this image taken on a new meaning for us? Is our presence in the documented reality or in the desire object that has been created with the competitive aim in mind for other consumers? If we take on this image as a bearer of our identity then we need to be cautious of the fact that contemporary imagination is in the influence zone of market economy and photographic images in the environment of social media are feeding our insecurities.
The exhibition takes shape through two installative environments situated at the beach and in the cultural centre of Toila. In the cultural centre, an audiovisual space installation will be taking place representing the park and beach areas of Toila.
*Heterotopia is a concept in human geography elaborated by Michel Foucault about spaces that exist illusionally outside of everyday reality. Heterotopias contest, compete, dispute or represent real environments.
Aap Tepper (1991) is studying in the MA of Estonian Academy of Arts photography department. Since 2013 he is a member of the artist-run space Rundum, situated in Tallinn. In his artistic practice he has concentrated on analysing personal perceptive experiences and recreating the moments of perception through photo and video installations. The phenomenological term “place” that combines memory and space occupies a central position in his work.
The exhibition will be opened on Saturday the 14th of November at 11 am. On the same day an artist talk will take place at 13:30.
Exhibition opening hours:
Wed–Fri 12:00–18:00
Sat–Sun: 10:00–16:00
The exhibition is closed on Sat 21.11
Location: Toila seltsimaja, Pikk 41, Toila, Ida-Virumaa
How to get to Toila:
By train- Tallinn-Jõhvi (2h 10min)
By bus – Tallinn-Jõhvi (2h 25min)
By bus – Jõhvi-Toila (10 min)
On the morning and on the afternoon of the opening day transport will be organised between Jõhvi and Toila. The bus starts its route from Jõhvi train station at 11:10. If you are interested in transportation please notify on the e-mail address: aap.tepper@gmail.com
Thank you: Andreas Astok, Liina Lepsalu, Aadi Tepper, Helgi Tepper, Aalis Tepper, Maire Aul, Toila Gümnaasium, Toila valla Spordi- ja Kultuurikeskus, Kaisa Pukk, Studio Le60, Kulla Laas, Kristina Õllek, Mari Volens, EKA fotograafia osakond, Annika Toots, Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo, Lea Rand, Eesti Kultuurkapital, EKKM, Tridens AS
Rundum is supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture.
For more information:
www.rundumspace.com
www.facebook.com/rundumspace
http://aaptepper.weebly.com/

WELCOME TO THE SMALL FASHION ILLUSTRATION EXHIBITION
SCFI – SHORT COURSE FASHION ILLUSTRATION 2015.
THESE ARE CHOSEN WORKS OF FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS CREATED BY SECOND YEAR ESTONIAN ART ACADEMY FASHION STUDENTS. THE WORKS WERE CREATED THROUGHOUT A SHORT COURSE HELD INBETWEEN 1.09.2015 – 05.10.2015 BY A FASHION DESIGNER AND AN ILLUSTRATOR BRITT SAMOSON
THE PURPOSE OF THE COURSE WAS TO GIVE THESE NEW YOUNG FASHION DESIGNERS A NEW OUTPUT AT EXPRESSING THEIR DESIGNS OR CREATE NEW POSSIBILITIES IN THE FIELD AS A FASHION ILLUSTRATOR.
BY TRYING OUT DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AND USING MULTIPLE TOOLS EACH YOUNG ILLUSTRATOR HAD THE ASSIGNMENT TO FIND A STYLE THAT IS MOST SUITABLE AND FLUENT FOR THE ARTIST AND THAT ALSO RESONATES WITH THE PUBLIC. IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT HAND IN HAND WITH DEVELOPING TECHNICAL SKILLS AN ILLUSTRATOR SHOULD ALSO GIVE PURPOSE FOR THEIR WORKS IN KNOWING WHETHER THEY ARE CREATING FOR A MAGAZINE OR A BRAND OR FOR AN ART BUYER.

On Sunday, the 18th of October Paul Kuimet`s installation Study for ‘Modern present now past’ was opened at Lootsi 15 as part of the programme of Rundum artist-run space.

The point of departure for the piece are two photographs taken in a European city more than two years ago. The photos depict a reflection of an abandoned and soon-to-be demolished building on a large, anonymous glass facade. On the second image that has been taken from exactly the same vantage point, a train has entered the scene, reflecting details from an identical modernist building still enduring in the sunshine.

The soon-to-be demolished building at Lootsi 15, its location, the photographs and the reflecting surfaces mounted on the windows and other components of the installation are to be seen as equal parts of a whole that creates a situation in which different modern periods, buildings, materials and inventions (photography and modern train traffic were invented approximately at the same time in the 1820s) become intertwined at the same time and at times even on a single picture plane. The installation reflects, both literally and metaphorically, the changes taking place in the Tallinn harbour area as well as in modern cities in general. The piece depicts therefore, ‘modern time’ as such.

The installation can be viewed in two different states – in daylight when the reflections of the surrounding area become visible on the building and in the evening darkness when the lights inside the building will be turned on highlighting the images mounted onto the windows.

NB! The work is visible only in outdoor circumstances and therefore clothing appropriate to the weather and temperature is strongly recommended.

The installation will remain open until the 30th of October.

The exhibition is supported by The Cultural Endowment of Estonia and The Estonian Artists’ Association

Thank you: Marten Esko, Viktor Gurov, Tõnis Jürgens, Anu Vahtra, Foku

Rundum is supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia

Rundum thanks the Port of Tallinn for having temporarily provided us with the Lootsi 15 space.

For more information:
www.rundumspace.com
https://www.facebook.com/rundumspace
www.paulkuimet.ee

On Sunday, the 18th of October Paul Kuimet`s installation Study for ‘Modern present now past’ was opened at Lootsi 15 as part of the programme of Rundum artist-run space.

The point of departure for the piece are two photographs taken in a European city more than two years ago. The photos depict a reflection of an abandoned and soon-to-be demolished building on a large, anonymous glass facade. On the second image that has been taken from exactly the same vantage point, a train has entered the scene, reflecting details from an identical modernist building still enduring in the sunshine.

The soon-to-be demolished building at Lootsi 15, its location, the photographs and the reflecting surfaces mounted on the windows and other components of the installation are to be seen as equal parts of a whole that creates a situation in which different modern periods, buildings, materials and inventions (photography and modern train traffic were invented approximately at the same time in the 1820s) become intertwined at the same time and at times even on a single picture plane. The installation reflects, both literally and metaphorically, the changes taking place in the Tallinn harbour area as well as in modern cities in general. The piece depicts therefore, ‘modern time’ as such.

The installation can be viewed in two different states – in daylight when the reflections of the surrounding area become visible on the building and in the evening darkness when the lights inside the building will be turned on highlighting the images mounted onto the windows.

NB! The work is visible only in outdoor circumstances and therefore clothing appropriate to the weather and temperature is strongly recommended.

The installation will remain open until the 30th of October.

The exhibition is supported by The Cultural Endowment of Estonia and The Estonian Artists’ Association

Thank you: Marten Esko, Viktor Gurov, Tõnis Jürgens, Anu Vahtra, Foku

Rundum is supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia

Rundum thanks the Port of Tallinn for having temporarily provided us with the Lootsi 15 space.

For more information:
www.rundumspace.com
https://www.facebook.com/rundumspace
www.paulkuimet.ee

On October 14, 2015, Anna-Stina Treumund, a PhD student of the Art and Design studies will open her exhibition titled “Dread” at the Hobusepea gallery. All interested are welcome.

Leather art exhibition of the Department of Leather Art, Accessory Design and Bookbinding.
08.– 28.09.2015
Eesti Käsitöö Maja rahvakunstigalerii
Pikk 22, Tallinn
E-R 10.00-18.00, L 10.00-17.00

June 18 – July 7, 2015
HOP gallery
Working hours: 11 – 18
Closed on Wednesday

You are invited!
The art jewellery exhibition of Sofja Markarova HOMEOSIS: TOWARDS PERFECTION will be opened on Thursday, June 18 at 18pm in HOP gallery.

Sofja Markarova solo exhibition HOMEOSIS: TOWARDS PERFECTION presents the attempt to capture beauty that is beyond our grasp and understanding, to which the concept of “death” merely adds an element of ungraspableness and emphasises the impossibility of such an undertaking.
Through the dialogue between author and death the perfection of the Celestial hierarchy opens up to the viewer. The intended jewellery represents a manifesto of latent divinity on the basis of shape, chromaticity and substance. The perfect symmetry of the forms, the synthetic nature of the material, latest contemporary techniques and the use of a visually monochrome palette form the code of Sofja’s aesthetic preferences. It is a metaphor of godlikeness, which transforms jewellery into virtuality, into the prototype of perfection.
In Sofja’s work the necklace, as the most independent type of jewellery, holds sole position through such materials as polyurethane plastic, urethane caoutchouc, rubber, marble, necuron, silver and gold.

Sofja Markarova graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts, MA jewellery and blacksmithing and exhibited at Denmark, UK, Belgium and Estonia.

The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

Artist: Carla Castiajo
Sound: Paul Beaudoin
Where: Bathroom, Lembitu 3, Tallinn
Preliminary review: 3 June at 4 pm
Exhibition: 4 and 5 June, 4–7 pm
The bathroom is an intimate space where we execute contrasting actions and behaviors. We use this private space daily for cleaning ourselves of the impurity that accumulates by washing our bodies, hands and hair. In this space, we face the mirror where our hair can be combed and plaited or remove our unwanted hair. This intimate space is also the place where we expel our filth – our repugnant fluids and excrement.
In my recent works, my attention has focused on exploring the use and significance of human hair as a material in jewellery and art. The work’s purpose is to apply of the often ambiguous features present in hair and its potential to produce different and often opposing/contradictory meanings and reactions.
After washing your hands, you are welcome to touch the objects.
Carla Castiajo has studied and taught jewellery as a medium of expression. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Konstfack in Stockholm, Sweden and is currently a doctoral student at the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn. The subject of her research is Hair: Purity or Promiscuity? Exploring Hair as a Material and its Meaning in Jewellery and Art.
She has taught at the BNU in Pakistan, the Oakham School in Britain, the ESAD in Portugal and the EKA in Estonia. Her work has been exhibited internationally.
Paul Beaudoin is an internationally recognized multimedia artist.
Many thanks to Ester Kruuse / Riigi Kinnisvara AS, Prof. Mart Kalm, Tiit Rammul, Virko Kuusk, Risto Tali, Andreas Kivisild, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Academy of Arts and FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and with special thank to Prof. Kadri Mälk.