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On Wednesday, 13. April at 18:00 Ann Mirjam Vaikla will open the installation “BEAUTY ON”, balancing between the formats of an exhibition and performing arts in the Rehearsal Space series at Rundum artist-run space (Pärnu mnt. 154 courtyard).
Exhibition is open: 14. – 24. April 2016 Thu to Sun 12.00-18.00.
BEAUTY ON
From the flak tower the air raids were and unforgettable sight, and I had constantly to remind myself of the cruel reality in order not to be completely entranced by the scene: the illumination of the parachute flares […], followed by flashes of explosions which were caught by the clouds of smoke, the innumerable probing searchlights, the excitement when a plane was caught and tried to escape the cone of light, the brief flaming torch when it was hit. No doubt about it, this apocalypse provided a magnificent spectacle.
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There was a sinister atmosphere full of biting smoke, soot, and flames. Sometimes the people displayed that curious hysterical merriment that is often observed in the midst of disasters. Above the city hung a cloud of smoke that probably reached twenty thousand feet in height. Even by day it made the macabre scene as dark as night.
– Albert Speer “Memoirs”
BEAUTY ON is the second part of the work, which was first realized in 2012 for the group exhibition BEAUTY OFF held at the Norwegian Theatre Academy. The spatial installation, focusing in the nature of grotesque touches on the border lines of the familiar and unfamiliar, disturbing and enjoyable, human and inhuman, the real and the fantastic, comical and fierce, the sublime and the low.
Ann Mirjam Vaikla (b. 1990) has graduated from the Norwegian Theatre Academy (Østfold University College) in 2015 where she studied scenography. Her former studies began at the Estonian Academy of Arts, and in addition she has studied in Vilnius and at the Art Academy of Latvia. In 2013 she underwent a professional internship with contemporary artist Ragnar Kjartansson at the Reykjavik City Theatre. After her studies she has participated in group exhibitions at the 5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, the 13th Prague Quadrennial, and the Watermill Center in New York. The present exhibition “BEAUTY ON” is the artist’s first solo exhibition.
Performer: Sandra Veermets
Construction: Silver Roostik
Sound: Tarvi Kull ja Kaspar Kalluste
Light: Siim Porila
The exhibition is supported by: Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Rundum is supported by Ministry of Culture of Estonia
Special thanks: Kulla Laas, Urmo Vaikla, Tüüne-Kristin Vaikla, Sandra Veermets, Silver Roostik, Siim Porila, Tarvi Kull, Kaspar Kalluste
Additional information:
www.vaiklastudio.ee/annmirjam
www.rundumspace.com
www.facebook.com/rundumspace/

Estonian Academy of Arts Faculty of Architecture Open Lecture Series

14.04 Tristan Boniver (Brussels, Belgium)

Title of the open lecture:

“Critical positions on design, material resources and waste”

Tristan Boniver is a member of the Brussels-based collective Rotor. He studied architecture in Brussels at the Saint-Luc Institute, the Sint-Lucas School of Architecture, and La Cambre School of Architecture (ISACF). Throughout his studies, he worked as a graphic designer, consultant, and developer, both for private clients and associations and on projects in the underground electronic music scene in Brussels. A member of the Brussels collective Boups since 1999, he then worked with Maarten Gielen to set up Rotor, which he has been a member of since 2005. He qualified as an architect in January 2010, after presenting a dissertation on rounded corners.

http://rotordb.org/

At the Open Lecture Series internationally renowned architects, artists, theoreticians, critics and urbanists from all around the globe give talks to offer fresh perspectives on architecture, design, urban development and critical thought. The lectures are open to everyone interested in the future of our living environment.

www.avatudloengud.ee

The lectures are held in English, free of charge.

The lecture series is supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment.

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Anni Kagovere
IN GOOD TIME
April 1 – April 25, 2016
New exhibition will be open in the Vault Room of A-Gallery since April 1st, 2016
At her exhibition “In Good Time” the author presents jewellery and utensils created in Japanese metalworking procedure called mokumegane. The works made in this technique greatly differ from the usual high-gloss polished metal objects – the multicoloured surfaces of the mokumegane objects have an organic effect.
Multilayered patterns draw our full attention while inviting us to follow the lines and tracks seen in the material.
Anni Kagovere has graduated from the department of jewellery art at the Estonian Academy of Arts and obtained a MA degree in Tokyo University of the Arts. In her work, Kagovere focuses on mokumegane technique. She has held mokumegane courses at the Estonian Academy of Arts and Viljandi Culture Academy.
Exhibition will be open until April 25, 2016.

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For the finissage of the “Place Oddity” exhibition, the curators Francisco Martínez and Lilli-Krõõt Repnau, and their guests, Liina Siib, Patrick Laviolette, Marika Agu, Flo Kasearu and Mihkel Kleis, will reflect about the communicating vessels between contemporary art, urban ethnography and material culture.
The event will take place in the EAA Gallery, the 1st of April at 17:00.

Spring semester’s graduation work defences are shown in the attached file (in Estonian).

Estonian Academy of Arts Faculty of Architecture Open Lecture Series

31.03 Onur Sönmez / München

Onur Sönmez is a designer, who has a wide range of interest in interaction design / interface design research. He has exhibited at Venice Architecture Biennale, Saatchi Gallery London, Contemporary Istanbul, Ars Electronica, Transmediale ’15 Berlin, Media Facades Festival Europe, Connecting Cities, Linz 09 European Capital of Culture etc.

After receiving his BA degree (with Honours) in Visual Communication Design at the Istanbul Bilgi University with full scholarship he moved to Linz – Austria, completed his Masters degree of Interface Cultures at the Kunstuniversitat Linz and worked for Ars Electronica Futurelab, Bosch Design Studio Münich and currently working for Kontrastmoment as an Interface Designer on the development and design of interactive interfaces and control concepts for BMW Group (including BMWi, Mini and Rolls-Royce) and other interesting projects.

www.onursonmez.com

www.avatudloengud.ee
The lectures are held in English, free of charge.
The lecture series is supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment.