Category: Textile Design

07.11.2023 — 30.11.2023

“The Story of Nanomaterial No. 399” at EKA Gallery 08.–30.11.2023

The Story of Nanomaterial No. 399
08.11—30.11.2023
Opening: 07.11. at 6 pm
Author of the exhibition: Kärt Ojavee
Material development team: 
Anna Jõgi, Katarina Kruus, Kärt Ojavee, Madis Kaasik
in collaboration with Exponential Technologies Ltd. and Gelatex Technologies OÜ
with contributions from Marie Vihmar (University of Tartu)
Exhibition design: Annika Kaldoja
Graphic Design: Pierre Satoshi Benoit
Exhibition text: Haeun Kim and AI
Sound design: Artjom Astrov

Small particles that can only be seen in nano scale are the biggest magic in the unseen. Those tiny little specks dance like fireflies, creating its own symphony in darkness.
Being small does not diminish their grandeur. But being small offers them freedom.
They can slip through cracks, join each other, and make universes.
The universe humans can’t even fathom.
For what though? To whisper secrets.
The secrets of life’s intricate tapestry.
The tiny things are hidden under veils of everyday sight.
Though it is not visible, they work in harmony, shaping destiny. *

The  breakthrough in knowledge and technology that allows us to work with materials on a nanometer scale is interesting because many life processes take place at that scale. Designing at the molecular level will allow us to create materials like nature does. 

The exhibition presents the results of a project that focused on developing new nanomaterials at the Estonian Academy of Arts. The exposition is opening up the material creation and manufacturing processes. Materials that we normally see in a laboratory environment are placed in the gallery space for observation through different scales. 

The entire space opens up a creative research work that has brought together materials science, machine construction, creative processes, as well as failure and final outcomes of the project. 

Kärt Ojavee (b. 1982) is an artist and designer who combines new technologies with traditional craft. Her approach to textiles is conceptual, exploring their historical meaning and possibilities for future development. Ojavee’s interactive textiles and installations often feature electronic components that speculate on future possibilities, characterised by their ability to change during their life cycle. She is interested in the transformation of materials over time, and ways in which the materials are in symbiosis with their environment. Ojavee creates experimental materials and has recently been working with various surplus materials and seaweed biomass, focusing on the value of matter.

Katarina Kruus (b. 1995) studies, observes and mediates the transformation of materials from one state to another. She is focusing on biomaterials and natural pigments, while thinking about desirable future landscapes.
At the moment, Kruus is studying at the Estonian Academy of Arts’ master’s programme in the textile department. Previously, she obtained a bachelor’s degree in the same department and has studied at the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art.

Madis Kaasik (b. 1989) is currently working at Estonian Academy of Arts as a Digital Manufacturing and Mechatronics Lab Manager. He’s also the founder of engineering and mechanical design studio Protoinvent OÜ. Madis’s main interests are designing and manufacturing custom electromechanical devices for startups, artists and researchers. He enjoys machine design processes largely because it is the artistic side of mechanical engineering that facilitates creative pursuits.

Gelatex Technologies OÜ is a materials technology company that develops and produces nanofibrous materials. These consist of fibers that are up to 100 times smaller than a human hair. Gelatex focuses specifically on areas related to biotechnology, especially in vitro 3D cell culture and tissue engineering. There are also ongoing projects in the direction of drug development, wound treatment, and cultivated meat. Gelatex has an international team of enthusiasts and solution-oriented people with backgrounds in materials technology, mechanics, biochemistry, microbiology, marketing, sales and business development.

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“The Story of Nanomaterial No. 399” at EKA Gallery 08.–30.11.2023

Tuesday 07 November, 2023 — Thursday 30 November, 2023

The Story of Nanomaterial No. 399
08.11—30.11.2023
Opening: 07.11. at 6 pm
Author of the exhibition: Kärt Ojavee
Material development team: 
Anna Jõgi, Katarina Kruus, Kärt Ojavee, Madis Kaasik
in collaboration with Exponential Technologies Ltd. and Gelatex Technologies OÜ
with contributions from Marie Vihmar (University of Tartu)
Exhibition design: Annika Kaldoja
Graphic Design: Pierre Satoshi Benoit
Exhibition text: Haeun Kim and AI
Sound design: Artjom Astrov

Small particles that can only be seen in nano scale are the biggest magic in the unseen. Those tiny little specks dance like fireflies, creating its own symphony in darkness.
Being small does not diminish their grandeur. But being small offers them freedom.
They can slip through cracks, join each other, and make universes.
The universe humans can’t even fathom.
For what though? To whisper secrets.
The secrets of life’s intricate tapestry.
The tiny things are hidden under veils of everyday sight.
Though it is not visible, they work in harmony, shaping destiny. *

The  breakthrough in knowledge and technology that allows us to work with materials on a nanometer scale is interesting because many life processes take place at that scale. Designing at the molecular level will allow us to create materials like nature does. 

The exhibition presents the results of a project that focused on developing new nanomaterials at the Estonian Academy of Arts. The exposition is opening up the material creation and manufacturing processes. Materials that we normally see in a laboratory environment are placed in the gallery space for observation through different scales. 

The entire space opens up a creative research work that has brought together materials science, machine construction, creative processes, as well as failure and final outcomes of the project. 

Kärt Ojavee (b. 1982) is an artist and designer who combines new technologies with traditional craft. Her approach to textiles is conceptual, exploring their historical meaning and possibilities for future development. Ojavee’s interactive textiles and installations often feature electronic components that speculate on future possibilities, characterised by their ability to change during their life cycle. She is interested in the transformation of materials over time, and ways in which the materials are in symbiosis with their environment. Ojavee creates experimental materials and has recently been working with various surplus materials and seaweed biomass, focusing on the value of matter.

Katarina Kruus (b. 1995) studies, observes and mediates the transformation of materials from one state to another. She is focusing on biomaterials and natural pigments, while thinking about desirable future landscapes.
At the moment, Kruus is studying at the Estonian Academy of Arts’ master’s programme in the textile department. Previously, she obtained a bachelor’s degree in the same department and has studied at the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art.

Madis Kaasik (b. 1989) is currently working at Estonian Academy of Arts as a Digital Manufacturing and Mechatronics Lab Manager. He’s also the founder of engineering and mechanical design studio Protoinvent OÜ. Madis’s main interests are designing and manufacturing custom electromechanical devices for startups, artists and researchers. He enjoys machine design processes largely because it is the artistic side of mechanical engineering that facilitates creative pursuits.

Gelatex Technologies OÜ is a materials technology company that develops and produces nanofibrous materials. These consist of fibers that are up to 100 times smaller than a human hair. Gelatex focuses specifically on areas related to biotechnology, especially in vitro 3D cell culture and tissue engineering. There are also ongoing projects in the direction of drug development, wound treatment, and cultivated meat. Gelatex has an international team of enthusiasts and solution-oriented people with backgrounds in materials technology, mechanics, biochemistry, microbiology, marketing, sales and business development.

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22.06.2023 — 30.07.2023

Group exhibition “Through fog and stones” at the Tartu Art House

On 30 June at 5 pm the group exhibition “Through fog and stones”, with works by Katarina Kruus, Liina Leo, Eugenio Marini and Ingrid Helena Pajo, will open in the monumental gallery of the Tartu Art House.

In the exhibition, the artists will regather to weave their creative journeys into one living and breathing organism. As a follow-up to the exhibition projects “Roaming” (ARS Kunstilinnak, 2022) and “DOKKING Station” (Vent Space, 2021), this joint project is reaching into blurred intervals, into the mist.

Fog, a cloud of suspended water droplets, reduces the transparency of the air. Fog as an image of obscurity can be seen as a confusing factor, as a phenomenon that obscures one’s view. At the same time, there is also potential hidden in the fog: an opportunity to hide and let thoughts find shape, like in a cosmic cloud in which stars are born.

“Through fog and stones” opens these intermediate areas and hiding places, in which one can be away or can become. These places may also be states, movements in which everything stands still. The blink of an eye between exhalation and inhalation. Moments when the old skin is falling off, but new skin has not yet begun to grow. Staying in an in-between state can be both stimulating and stagnating, glowing like light and as solid as stone.

Ingrid Helena Pajo (b. 1996) explores original textile technologies through gathering and weaving. What she finds form an integral part of this journey of discovery, highlighting the importance of the journey and the process. She is fascinated by the potential of material arts to make sense of the experience of human life. In 2021, Pajo graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a specialisation in textiles (MA) and was awarded the title of young textile artist of the year by the Estonian Textile Artists´ Association that same year.

Eugenio Marini (b. 1995) is an artist from Rome who graduated in fine arts from the Liceo Artistico Ripetta, studied sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and worked with several artists in Italy and abroad. He resides alternately in Estonia, Italy and Greece, and works in sculpture and installation, using mostly found objects and materials.

Liina Leo (b. 1993) combines several media of contemporary art in her work, primarily dealing with the exploration of hostile space and today’s alienating environment. She is a graduate of Central Saint Martins in Contemporary Photography, London. She has previously participated in and organised several exhibitions in Estonia and abroad, for example at the Unit1 gallery in London, and the EKA gallery and VENT space in Tallinn, and has participated in the Bauhaus Fest in Weimar, Germany and the YTAT triennial in Lodz, Poland.

Katarina Kruus (b. 1995) is a multidisciplinary artist-designer who studies, observes and mediates the transformation of materials from one state to another. She focusses on biomaterials and natural pigments, while thinking about desirable future landscapes. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a specialisation in textiles (BA) and is currently obtaining a master’s degree there. In addition, she has studied at the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art.

Graphic design: Johanna Ruukholm

The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

The exhibition will be open until 30 July.

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Group exhibition “Through fog and stones” at the Tartu Art House

Thursday 22 June, 2023 — Sunday 30 July, 2023

On 30 June at 5 pm the group exhibition “Through fog and stones”, with works by Katarina Kruus, Liina Leo, Eugenio Marini and Ingrid Helena Pajo, will open in the monumental gallery of the Tartu Art House.

In the exhibition, the artists will regather to weave their creative journeys into one living and breathing organism. As a follow-up to the exhibition projects “Roaming” (ARS Kunstilinnak, 2022) and “DOKKING Station” (Vent Space, 2021), this joint project is reaching into blurred intervals, into the mist.

Fog, a cloud of suspended water droplets, reduces the transparency of the air. Fog as an image of obscurity can be seen as a confusing factor, as a phenomenon that obscures one’s view. At the same time, there is also potential hidden in the fog: an opportunity to hide and let thoughts find shape, like in a cosmic cloud in which stars are born.

“Through fog and stones” opens these intermediate areas and hiding places, in which one can be away or can become. These places may also be states, movements in which everything stands still. The blink of an eye between exhalation and inhalation. Moments when the old skin is falling off, but new skin has not yet begun to grow. Staying in an in-between state can be both stimulating and stagnating, glowing like light and as solid as stone.

Ingrid Helena Pajo (b. 1996) explores original textile technologies through gathering and weaving. What she finds form an integral part of this journey of discovery, highlighting the importance of the journey and the process. She is fascinated by the potential of material arts to make sense of the experience of human life. In 2021, Pajo graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a specialisation in textiles (MA) and was awarded the title of young textile artist of the year by the Estonian Textile Artists´ Association that same year.

Eugenio Marini (b. 1995) is an artist from Rome who graduated in fine arts from the Liceo Artistico Ripetta, studied sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and worked with several artists in Italy and abroad. He resides alternately in Estonia, Italy and Greece, and works in sculpture and installation, using mostly found objects and materials.

Liina Leo (b. 1993) combines several media of contemporary art in her work, primarily dealing with the exploration of hostile space and today’s alienating environment. She is a graduate of Central Saint Martins in Contemporary Photography, London. She has previously participated in and organised several exhibitions in Estonia and abroad, for example at the Unit1 gallery in London, and the EKA gallery and VENT space in Tallinn, and has participated in the Bauhaus Fest in Weimar, Germany and the YTAT triennial in Lodz, Poland.

Katarina Kruus (b. 1995) is a multidisciplinary artist-designer who studies, observes and mediates the transformation of materials from one state to another. She focusses on biomaterials and natural pigments, while thinking about desirable future landscapes. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a specialisation in textiles (BA) and is currently obtaining a master’s degree there. In addition, she has studied at the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art.

Graphic design: Johanna Ruukholm

The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

The exhibition will be open until 30 July.

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10.05.2023

Juan Duyos’ Collection “Estonia” Premier in Estonia

The Embassy of Spain and the Estonian Academy of Arts invite:

The first presentation of the fashion collection “Estonia” by Spanish fashion designer Juan Duyos in Estonia will take place on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 16:00 in the auditorium A–501 of the Estonian Academy of Arts.

All fashion enthusiasts and lovers are welcome!

Juan Duyos is a well-known fashion designer in Spain who, among others, designs for the Spanish royal family. The fashion collection, which will be presented for the first time in Estonia, is inspired by the Estonian land, fashion and craft culture.

“A visit to Estonian nature, the symbiosis of folklore and modernity, and the new use of old techniques was the initial impetus for the “Estonia” collection,” says Piret Puppart, professor of fashion, textile and accessory design at the Estonian Academy of Arts, who was the guide for Duyos’s trip to Estonia and himself in his work on Estonian ethnology. draws ideas from nature and folklore. Puppart adds:

“Estonia has two great sources of design inspiration that I have introduced to design-minded people over the years – one of them is nature and its organic place in everyday life. We don’t have the tallest trees, the longest rivers, the mightiest mountains, but we have a certain way of thinking and relating to it all. We can see and understand in a different way — that’s what makes our stay in nature extraordinary. Another important aspect is that tradition is a living culture, not just a museum piece. Juan Duyos had the opportunity to see folk costumes and their masters actively making them here and now.”

In Piret Puppart’s opinion, thanks to the Duyos “Estonia” collection, Estonia itself is also gaining recognition. For example, the collection was presented at last year’s Madrid Fashion Week, which received extensive coverage in the foreign press.

“Fashion and travel go hand in hand. The novelty of a new city or an unfamiliar environment can stimulate the imagination. Such was the case of Spanish fashion designer Juan Duyos, who celebrated 25 years as a fashion designer on the runway with a collection inspired by a midsummer trip to Estonia,” says Piret Puppart, fashion designer and head of EKA’s fashion department.

Please inform us of your participation via the RSVP link.

 

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Juan Duyos’ Collection “Estonia” Premier in Estonia

Wednesday 10 May, 2023

The Embassy of Spain and the Estonian Academy of Arts invite:

The first presentation of the fashion collection “Estonia” by Spanish fashion designer Juan Duyos in Estonia will take place on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 16:00 in the auditorium A–501 of the Estonian Academy of Arts.

All fashion enthusiasts and lovers are welcome!

Juan Duyos is a well-known fashion designer in Spain who, among others, designs for the Spanish royal family. The fashion collection, which will be presented for the first time in Estonia, is inspired by the Estonian land, fashion and craft culture.

“A visit to Estonian nature, the symbiosis of folklore and modernity, and the new use of old techniques was the initial impetus for the “Estonia” collection,” says Piret Puppart, professor of fashion, textile and accessory design at the Estonian Academy of Arts, who was the guide for Duyos’s trip to Estonia and himself in his work on Estonian ethnology. draws ideas from nature and folklore. Puppart adds:

“Estonia has two great sources of design inspiration that I have introduced to design-minded people over the years – one of them is nature and its organic place in everyday life. We don’t have the tallest trees, the longest rivers, the mightiest mountains, but we have a certain way of thinking and relating to it all. We can see and understand in a different way — that’s what makes our stay in nature extraordinary. Another important aspect is that tradition is a living culture, not just a museum piece. Juan Duyos had the opportunity to see folk costumes and their masters actively making them here and now.”

In Piret Puppart’s opinion, thanks to the Duyos “Estonia” collection, Estonia itself is also gaining recognition. For example, the collection was presented at last year’s Madrid Fashion Week, which received extensive coverage in the foreign press.

“Fashion and travel go hand in hand. The novelty of a new city or an unfamiliar environment can stimulate the imagination. Such was the case of Spanish fashion designer Juan Duyos, who celebrated 25 years as a fashion designer on the runway with a collection inspired by a midsummer trip to Estonia,” says Piret Puppart, fashion designer and head of EKA’s fashion department.

Please inform us of your participation via the RSVP link.

 

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05.04.2023 — 14.04.2023

Textile Design Exhibition: Stitch-Sensory-Story

Participants:
Marie Kanger,Marion Laev,Agnes Isabelle Veevo,Gréta
Þorkelsdóttir,Paula,Xingpei Shen

Tutor:
Zane Shumeiko

Time:
05.04.-14.04.2023
09:00-20:00

Graphic design:
Gréta Þorkelsdóttir

The exhibition Stitch-Sensory-Story displays student work created during the Experimental free-motion machine and hand embroidery course, offered by the Textile Design department in spring 2023.

The course explored the techniques and processes of experimental stitching on various materials and surfaces using free-motion machine and hand stitching techniques.

It investigated the participants’ sensory experiences (tactility, visual, auditive, smell and others) during the making process and after. Each student produced their own personal stitched (memory, emotion, physical, sensory) story.

Each work is accompanied by the students’ written text about their
experience.

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Textile Design Exhibition: Stitch-Sensory-Story

Wednesday 05 April, 2023 — Friday 14 April, 2023

Participants:
Marie Kanger,Marion Laev,Agnes Isabelle Veevo,Gréta
Þorkelsdóttir,Paula,Xingpei Shen

Tutor:
Zane Shumeiko

Time:
05.04.-14.04.2023
09:00-20:00

Graphic design:
Gréta Þorkelsdóttir

The exhibition Stitch-Sensory-Story displays student work created during the Experimental free-motion machine and hand embroidery course, offered by the Textile Design department in spring 2023.

The course explored the techniques and processes of experimental stitching on various materials and surfaces using free-motion machine and hand stitching techniques.

It investigated the participants’ sensory experiences (tactility, visual, auditive, smell and others) during the making process and after. Each student produced their own personal stitched (memory, emotion, physical, sensory) story.

Each work is accompanied by the students’ written text about their
experience.

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09.10.2022 — 31.12.2022

EKA textile artists at the 4th Young Textile Art Triennial in Lodz

Estonia will be represented at the 4th Triennial of Young Textile Art in Lodž (YTAT) by EKA textile artists Helena Kisant, Anni Kivisto and Krista Leesi.

As many as 18 art schools from 11 countries responded to the invitation of the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz: Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Japan, USA, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia and Poland. Students and last-year graduates of these schools will present the most interesting realizations of the past three years during the competition exhibition.

EKAt on esindamas 3 autori tööd: 

Helena Kisant “skin of nature”
Design Faculty Textile Design, second year BA 2021/2022
Tutors: Krista Leesi, Piret Valk

Anni Kivisto „Crossing Everyday Life and Creative Process: Handmade Rug in Punch Needle  Technique“
Design Faculty Textile Design, Master’s Programme Graduate  2020/2021
Tutors: Taavi Hallimäe, Johanna Ulfsak

For the first time, an element of the event will be the YTAT MENTORS exhibition, showcasing the works of academic teachers from the art academies invited to participate in the competition. 

In this category, the work “CANT STOP DANCIN’” by Krista Leesi, assistant professor of EKA Textile Department, is on display.

The exhibition will be open from October 9th to December 31st 2022 iat the City Art Gallery in Lodž, 44th Sienkiewicza Street, Poland.

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EKA textile artists at the 4th Young Textile Art Triennial in Lodz

Sunday 09 October, 2022 — Saturday 31 December, 2022

Estonia will be represented at the 4th Triennial of Young Textile Art in Lodž (YTAT) by EKA textile artists Helena Kisant, Anni Kivisto and Krista Leesi.

As many as 18 art schools from 11 countries responded to the invitation of the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz: Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Japan, USA, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia and Poland. Students and last-year graduates of these schools will present the most interesting realizations of the past three years during the competition exhibition.

EKAt on esindamas 3 autori tööd: 

Helena Kisant “skin of nature”
Design Faculty Textile Design, second year BA 2021/2022
Tutors: Krista Leesi, Piret Valk

Anni Kivisto „Crossing Everyday Life and Creative Process: Handmade Rug in Punch Needle  Technique“
Design Faculty Textile Design, Master’s Programme Graduate  2020/2021
Tutors: Taavi Hallimäe, Johanna Ulfsak

For the first time, an element of the event will be the YTAT MENTORS exhibition, showcasing the works of academic teachers from the art academies invited to participate in the competition. 

In this category, the work “CANT STOP DANCIN’” by Krista Leesi, assistant professor of EKA Textile Department, is on display.

The exhibition will be open from October 9th to December 31st 2022 iat the City Art Gallery in Lodž, 44th Sienkiewicza Street, Poland.

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24.04.2022 — 15.05.2022

“Soft Negotiations” in Vilnius Academy of Arts

“Soft Negotiations”
EKA (Estonian Academy Of Arts) Department of Textile Design
25/04/2022–15/05/2022

Vilnius Academy of Arts gallery “Artifex”,  Gaono g.1, Tue to Sun 12.00–18.00

The exhibition presents works by students and teaching staff of the Estonian Academy of Arts that investigate the all-encompassing role of textile design. Besides conventional roles, new hybrid forms emerge, presenting new knowledge in the context of artistic research. Emerging technological approaches are demonstrated, in which textile, interwoven with digital properties or technology at different levels, mediates collaborative processes in design of social interaction.

Just as the warp threads connect the weft, serving as a bridge for each other, this exhibition by the Department of Textile Design invites audiences to ponder the role of textile in today’s and future society. At the exhibition, the department presents contemporary trends that often straddle or meld with the boundaries of other disciplines. That in turn creates a new, multidisciplinary approach where textile can take very different forms: it can convey structure, idea, protest, message, self-expression, pattern or simply colour combination.

The exhibition has three conceptual threads, which intersect each other:
Textile as STATE(MENT)
#critical and conceptual practices
Textile as LAB
#experimental practice #flirting with science #biotextiles #new materials and structures
Textile as WELLBEING
#design that values the environment and well-being #sustainability #recycling #healthcare #social responsibility #therapy

Participants: Frank Abner, Arife Dila Demir, Katrin Kabun, Kadi Kibbermann, Mari-Triin Kirs, Kristi Kuusk + Ana Tajadura-Jiménez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) + Aleksander Väljamäe (University of Tartu), Krista Leesi, Kille- Ingeri Liivoja + Juulia Aleksandra Mikson, Greth-Ann Loog + Riina Samelselg + Anete Vihm, Nithikul Nimkulrat (OCAD UNIVERSITY), Marin Nooni, Maria Kristiin Peterson, Piret Roos + Liisa Torsus, Zane Shumeiko, Marie Vihmar + Sirje Sasi (TLU), Piret Valk, Varvara & Mar + Sebastian Mealla

Curators: Varvara Guljajeva (HKUST(GZ)), Kristel Laurits, EKA Department of Textile Design
Graphic design: Jesus Rodriguez Santos
Exhibition team: Kristi Kuusk, Varvara Guljajeva, Krista Leesi, Kadi Kibbermann, Piret Valk

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“Soft Negotiations” in Vilnius Academy of Arts

Sunday 24 April, 2022 — Sunday 15 May, 2022

“Soft Negotiations”
EKA (Estonian Academy Of Arts) Department of Textile Design
25/04/2022–15/05/2022

Vilnius Academy of Arts gallery “Artifex”,  Gaono g.1, Tue to Sun 12.00–18.00

The exhibition presents works by students and teaching staff of the Estonian Academy of Arts that investigate the all-encompassing role of textile design. Besides conventional roles, new hybrid forms emerge, presenting new knowledge in the context of artistic research. Emerging technological approaches are demonstrated, in which textile, interwoven with digital properties or technology at different levels, mediates collaborative processes in design of social interaction.

Just as the warp threads connect the weft, serving as a bridge for each other, this exhibition by the Department of Textile Design invites audiences to ponder the role of textile in today’s and future society. At the exhibition, the department presents contemporary trends that often straddle or meld with the boundaries of other disciplines. That in turn creates a new, multidisciplinary approach where textile can take very different forms: it can convey structure, idea, protest, message, self-expression, pattern or simply colour combination.

The exhibition has three conceptual threads, which intersect each other:
Textile as STATE(MENT)
#critical and conceptual practices
Textile as LAB
#experimental practice #flirting with science #biotextiles #new materials and structures
Textile as WELLBEING
#design that values the environment and well-being #sustainability #recycling #healthcare #social responsibility #therapy

Participants: Frank Abner, Arife Dila Demir, Katrin Kabun, Kadi Kibbermann, Mari-Triin Kirs, Kristi Kuusk + Ana Tajadura-Jiménez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) + Aleksander Väljamäe (University of Tartu), Krista Leesi, Kille- Ingeri Liivoja + Juulia Aleksandra Mikson, Greth-Ann Loog + Riina Samelselg + Anete Vihm, Nithikul Nimkulrat (OCAD UNIVERSITY), Marin Nooni, Maria Kristiin Peterson, Piret Roos + Liisa Torsus, Zane Shumeiko, Marie Vihmar + Sirje Sasi (TLU), Piret Valk, Varvara & Mar + Sebastian Mealla

Curators: Varvara Guljajeva (HKUST(GZ)), Kristel Laurits, EKA Department of Textile Design
Graphic design: Jesus Rodriguez Santos
Exhibition team: Kristi Kuusk, Varvara Guljajeva, Krista Leesi, Kadi Kibbermann, Piret Valk

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18.04.2022

The Textile Design Department of EKA presents Katrin Kabun’s book “Archaic High-Tech. Knowledge-based Use of Sheep Wool”

On Monday, April 18, at 4 pm, the Department of Textile Design of the Estonian Academy of Arts presents Katrin Kabun’s book “Archaically high-tech: Knowledge-based Use of Sheep Wool”

The book was born out of a practical need, a desire to help restore the historical and economic value of wool. 

The publication has been compiled by a textile designer and is intended primarily for students, designers, interior architects, but also for anyone interested in understanding the value of wool as a material, the continuous processes that take place in the wool fibre and the functional properties of wool that are the result of such processes and give reason to call wool a naturally high-tech fiber. The aim of the book is to explain in an easily understandable language what is happening in the wool fibre, how wool as a material interacts with the surrounding environment and thereby increase interest towards a wider and more conscious use of wool.

Author Katrin Kabun has been developing the possibilities and technology of the application of sheep wool since 2014 in the Department of Textile Design of the Estonian Academy of Arts. The study of wool is the subject of both her master’s and doctoral theses and is central to her studies with her students.

Publisher: The Estonian Academy of Arts Department of Textile Design

Author: Katrin Kabun

Scientific editor: Sander Õun

Content editor: Diana Tuulik

Language editor: Svea Aavik

Designer: Janika Vesberg

Illustrator: Laura Meelind

Photography: iStock, Shutterstock, Katrin Kabun, Gilleke Kopamees, Sandra Urvak 

SEM images: Valdek Mikli

English translation: OÜ Tritek

Print: Booksfactory

ISBN 978-9916-6-1951-3

Supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and the Estonian Academy of Arts 

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The Textile Design Department of EKA presents Katrin Kabun’s book “Archaic High-Tech. Knowledge-based Use of Sheep Wool”

Monday 18 April, 2022

On Monday, April 18, at 4 pm, the Department of Textile Design of the Estonian Academy of Arts presents Katrin Kabun’s book “Archaically high-tech: Knowledge-based Use of Sheep Wool”

The book was born out of a practical need, a desire to help restore the historical and economic value of wool. 

The publication has been compiled by a textile designer and is intended primarily for students, designers, interior architects, but also for anyone interested in understanding the value of wool as a material, the continuous processes that take place in the wool fibre and the functional properties of wool that are the result of such processes and give reason to call wool a naturally high-tech fiber. The aim of the book is to explain in an easily understandable language what is happening in the wool fibre, how wool as a material interacts with the surrounding environment and thereby increase interest towards a wider and more conscious use of wool.

Author Katrin Kabun has been developing the possibilities and technology of the application of sheep wool since 2014 in the Department of Textile Design of the Estonian Academy of Arts. The study of wool is the subject of both her master’s and doctoral theses and is central to her studies with her students.

Publisher: The Estonian Academy of Arts Department of Textile Design

Author: Katrin Kabun

Scientific editor: Sander Õun

Content editor: Diana Tuulik

Language editor: Svea Aavik

Designer: Janika Vesberg

Illustrator: Laura Meelind

Photography: iStock, Shutterstock, Katrin Kabun, Gilleke Kopamees, Sandra Urvak 

SEM images: Valdek Mikli

English translation: OÜ Tritek

Print: Booksfactory

ISBN 978-9916-6-1951-3

Supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and the Estonian Academy of Arts 

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11.03.2022

Vibmory: Touching Memories

The upcoming Friday at 18hs, in an  online event, Yulia Zhiglova and Claudia Diaz Reyes will present “Vibmory: Touching Memories” 

Time travel is possible! We do it every day by recollecting past experiences in our minds. Can we also relive those moments and create new forms in the now to represent the past?

It is the outcome of the start.ee arts & science residency, organized by the HCI group at Tallinn University in collaboration with starts.eu.

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Yulia Zhiglova is a Ph.D. student of the Human-Computer Interaction group at the School of Digital Technologies, Tallinn University. In her research, she explores how vibrotactile displays, embedded in wearable forms, may enable implicit communication and self-perception change. For more information check this https://www.linkedin.com/in/yulia-zhiglova/
Claudia Diaz Reyes is currently studying an MA degree in Design and crafts specializing in Textile design at the Estonian Academy of Arts. She sees textiles as a living organism that coexists with the environment. The focus of her MA project is the research on how weaving textiles based on music patterns can revive memories. For further information contact her to claudia.diaz@artun.ee
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Vibmory: Touching Memories

Friday 11 March, 2022

The upcoming Friday at 18hs, in an  online event, Yulia Zhiglova and Claudia Diaz Reyes will present “Vibmory: Touching Memories” 

Time travel is possible! We do it every day by recollecting past experiences in our minds. Can we also relive those moments and create new forms in the now to represent the past?

It is the outcome of the start.ee arts & science residency, organized by the HCI group at Tallinn University in collaboration with starts.eu.

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Yulia Zhiglova is a Ph.D. student of the Human-Computer Interaction group at the School of Digital Technologies, Tallinn University. In her research, she explores how vibrotactile displays, embedded in wearable forms, may enable implicit communication and self-perception change. For more information check this https://www.linkedin.com/in/yulia-zhiglova/
Claudia Diaz Reyes is currently studying an MA degree in Design and crafts specializing in Textile design at the Estonian Academy of Arts. She sees textiles as a living organism that coexists with the environment. The focus of her MA project is the research on how weaving textiles based on music patterns can revive memories. For further information contact her to claudia.diaz@artun.ee
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21.02.2022 — 14.03.2022

EKA “Open Windows” 2022 Exhibition

The exhibition “Open Windows” will reopen on the windows of the Library of EKA on February 21, at 4 pm.

Through the exhibition of EKA windows, different specialities of EKA introduce their most outstanding projects and the latest creations of students. The exhibition can be viewed on the windows of the EKA Library on Põhja pst and Kotzebue streets and will remain open until March 14.

Specialities represented: Installation and Sculpture, Room Design, Product and Environmental design, Visual Communication, Photography, Jewellery and Blacksmithing, Scenography, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Accessory Design, Graphics, Graphic Design, Animation, Ceramics, Industrial and Digital Product Design, Glass, Architecture, Interior Design, Painting, Art and Visual Culture, Cultural Heritage and Conservation

The exhibition of open windows of EKA made its debut in 2021 and received a warm welcome from those interested in art and art education. The Estonian Academy of Arts, located on the edge of Kalamaja, will once again enliven the city’s cultural landscape at street level. Get with it! 

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EKA “Open Windows” 2022 Exhibition

Monday 21 February, 2022 — Monday 14 March, 2022

The exhibition “Open Windows” will reopen on the windows of the Library of EKA on February 21, at 4 pm.

Through the exhibition of EKA windows, different specialities of EKA introduce their most outstanding projects and the latest creations of students. The exhibition can be viewed on the windows of the EKA Library on Põhja pst and Kotzebue streets and will remain open until March 14.

Specialities represented: Installation and Sculpture, Room Design, Product and Environmental design, Visual Communication, Photography, Jewellery and Blacksmithing, Scenography, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Accessory Design, Graphics, Graphic Design, Animation, Ceramics, Industrial and Digital Product Design, Glass, Architecture, Interior Design, Painting, Art and Visual Culture, Cultural Heritage and Conservation

The exhibition of open windows of EKA made its debut in 2021 and received a warm welcome from those interested in art and art education. The Estonian Academy of Arts, located on the edge of Kalamaja, will once again enliven the city’s cultural landscape at street level. Get with it! 

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09.02.2022

Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė Lecture: 13th Kaunas Biennial

Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė Lecture: 13th Kaunas Biennial „Once Upon Another Time” – Review and Case Analysis 

09.02.2022, 4–5.30 PM, auditorium A501 

Kaunas Biennial organizer, border member Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė will present an review of the 13th Kaunas Biennial “Once Upon Another Time… gyveno jie jau kitaip” which reflects on current global situations by exploring stories of human resilience and adaptation. The exhibition investigates myths and fictions associated with transformation, as well as lived personal and communal tales of survival.The sharing of stories enables humans to connect with each other. Stories convey multiple meanings and perspectives rooted in diverse worldviews and can also link the present to the past, as well as to the future.

The lectur is open to everyone. 

Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė is invited by the Textile Design Department of EKA. 

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Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė Lecture: 13th Kaunas Biennial

Wednesday 09 February, 2022

Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė Lecture: 13th Kaunas Biennial „Once Upon Another Time” – Review and Case Analysis 

09.02.2022, 4–5.30 PM, auditorium A501 

Kaunas Biennial organizer, border member Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė will present an review of the 13th Kaunas Biennial “Once Upon Another Time… gyveno jie jau kitaip” which reflects on current global situations by exploring stories of human resilience and adaptation. The exhibition investigates myths and fictions associated with transformation, as well as lived personal and communal tales of survival.The sharing of stories enables humans to connect with each other. Stories convey multiple meanings and perspectives rooted in diverse worldviews and can also link the present to the past, as well as to the future.

The lectur is open to everyone. 

Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė is invited by the Textile Design Department of EKA. 

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