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Lepik and Purtsak the Monumental Gallery of the Tartu Art House
02.02.2024 — 03.03.2024
Lepik and Purtsak the Monumental Gallery of the Tartu Art House
Painting
On Friday, 2 February at 5 p.m., the joint exhibition “Urge“ by Lisette Lepik and Brenda Purtsak will open in the monumental gallery of the Tartu Art House.
The curator of the exhibition is Kerly Ritval.
The exhibition brings together the artists and the curator to examine the diverse and mysterious nature of love. They explore boundaries and express in art what drives and fulfils human life: love.
Love can’t be truly expressed in words, is invisible to the eye, and is intangible, making it difficult to find, hold onto and let go of. It accompanies a person throughout life as a strongly beating urge.
The curator explains: “Brenda Purtsak’s artistic practice engages with the human body, drawing inspiration, among other things, directly from the operating table. By dissecting the human body with colours, she seeks answers to larger existential questions, such as: What is the biological force in the human body that pushes and pulls us toward each other? Lisette Lepik’s painting practice has focused on the body, sensations, sexuality and related traumas. In this exhibition, the artist expresses thoughts, feelings and fears related to love through her distinctive colour, composition and form language.”
The exhibition invites viewers on an introspective journey and into contemplation about desire, love, touch and fears, as well as the absence of love, searching and discoveries.
Brenda Purtsak (b. 1994) is an Estonian artist who graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a master’s degree in Contemporary Art (2022) and a bachelor’s degree in Painting (2020). She has been working as a lecturer at the Academy since 2023.
Lisette Lepik (b. 1999) is an Estonian artist based in Tallinn. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in painting from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2022) and furthered her studies in installation art at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts (2019). Since 2023, she has been working as a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts.
Kerly Ritval (b. 1996) is an Estonian curator and critic who completed a bachelor’s degree in art history and visual culture studies (2020) and a master’s degree in curatorial studies at the Estonian Academy of Arts (2023). She also supplemented her curatorial studies in Iceland (2022) and recently furthered her education in New York, assisting in producing the performance biennial Performa (2023).
Graphic designer: Rainer Kasekivi
Poetry used in the exhibition by Andres Anissimov
The exhibition is supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment and the city of Tartu.
The exhibition will remain open until 3 March.
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Lepik and Purtsak the Monumental Gallery of the Tartu Art House
Friday 02 February, 2024 — Sunday 03 March, 2024
Painting
On Friday, 2 February at 5 p.m., the joint exhibition “Urge“ by Lisette Lepik and Brenda Purtsak will open in the monumental gallery of the Tartu Art House.
The curator of the exhibition is Kerly Ritval.
The exhibition brings together the artists and the curator to examine the diverse and mysterious nature of love. They explore boundaries and express in art what drives and fulfils human life: love.
Love can’t be truly expressed in words, is invisible to the eye, and is intangible, making it difficult to find, hold onto and let go of. It accompanies a person throughout life as a strongly beating urge.
The curator explains: “Brenda Purtsak’s artistic practice engages with the human body, drawing inspiration, among other things, directly from the operating table. By dissecting the human body with colours, she seeks answers to larger existential questions, such as: What is the biological force in the human body that pushes and pulls us toward each other? Lisette Lepik’s painting practice has focused on the body, sensations, sexuality and related traumas. In this exhibition, the artist expresses thoughts, feelings and fears related to love through her distinctive colour, composition and form language.”
The exhibition invites viewers on an introspective journey and into contemplation about desire, love, touch and fears, as well as the absence of love, searching and discoveries.
Brenda Purtsak (b. 1994) is an Estonian artist who graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a master’s degree in Contemporary Art (2022) and a bachelor’s degree in Painting (2020). She has been working as a lecturer at the Academy since 2023.
Lisette Lepik (b. 1999) is an Estonian artist based in Tallinn. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in painting from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2022) and furthered her studies in installation art at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts (2019). Since 2023, she has been working as a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts.
Kerly Ritval (b. 1996) is an Estonian curator and critic who completed a bachelor’s degree in art history and visual culture studies (2020) and a master’s degree in curatorial studies at the Estonian Academy of Arts (2023). She also supplemented her curatorial studies in Iceland (2022) and recently furthered her education in New York, assisting in producing the performance biennial Performa (2023).
Graphic designer: Rainer Kasekivi
Poetry used in the exhibition by Andres Anissimov
The exhibition is supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment and the city of Tartu.
The exhibition will remain open until 3 March.
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01.02.2024 — 02.02.2024
Workshop for the supervisors of artistic doctoral theses
Doctoral School
On 1–2 February 2024, a workshop to support the supervisors of artistic doctoral theses will be held in cooperation with the Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and Baltic Film, Media and Arts School (BFM).
The workshop will be conducted by Prof. Leena Rouhiainen (University of the Arts Helsinki)
The workshop will take place at the Estonian Academy of Arts (room A501)
Please register by 30 January HERE.
February 1, 2024
10.15–10.30 Welcome coffee
10.30–12.00 The degree requirements of the Doctoral Programme of Artistic Research in Performing Arts, Theatre Academy, Uniarts Helsinki
- Theatre Academy’s definition of artistic research
- The examination and publishing process of the artistic doctoral research
- How to structure and expose the artistic doctoral research (artistic components, publishing opportunities)
12.00–12.45 Lunch break
12.45–14.00 The curriculum of the Theatre Academy’s doctoral programme
- How the doctoral programme and curriculum supports the transition from artist into artist-researcher and the engagement of the doctoral candidate with the doctoral and research community of the Theatre Academy and wider Uniarts
- 1st year mentoring/contact teacher, orientation ABCD/EFGH/XYZ, annual teaching weeks focusing on the first two years of study
14.00–14.30 Coffee break
14.30–16/16.30 Formal parameters of supervision at the Theatre Academy’s doctoral programme
- The instructions, supervisor agreement, responsibilities, ethical guidelines and review, supervision process and supervision training
17.30 Premiere of “Creative Science” series of short films introducing Estonian artist-researchers
SuperNova Cinema, NOVA Building of BFM (Narva mnt 27), 4th floor, room N406
Before the films Prof. Leena Rouhiainen’s short lecture “Notes on Artistic Research”.
February 2, 2024
09.00–11.00 Practical considerations in supervision
- Individual aspects of supervision – the supervisor doctoral student relationship, ethical review and research ethics.
11.00–12.00 Lunch break
12.00–13.30 Practical considerations in supervision
- Supporting doctoral candidates in the final phase, other items on best practices and challenges
13.30–14.00 Coffee break
14.00–15.30 Conclusions and future steps
Contact:
Irene Hütsi
Coordinator of Doctoral School
irene.hutsi@artun.ee
Workshop is co-financed by European Union, activity “Cooperation between universities to promote doctoral studies”.
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Workshop for the supervisors of artistic doctoral theses
Thursday 01 February, 2024 — Friday 02 February, 2024
Doctoral School
On 1–2 February 2024, a workshop to support the supervisors of artistic doctoral theses will be held in cooperation with the Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and Baltic Film, Media and Arts School (BFM).
The workshop will be conducted by Prof. Leena Rouhiainen (University of the Arts Helsinki)
The workshop will take place at the Estonian Academy of Arts (room A501)
Please register by 30 January HERE.
February 1, 2024
10.15–10.30 Welcome coffee
10.30–12.00 The degree requirements of the Doctoral Programme of Artistic Research in Performing Arts, Theatre Academy, Uniarts Helsinki
- Theatre Academy’s definition of artistic research
- The examination and publishing process of the artistic doctoral research
- How to structure and expose the artistic doctoral research (artistic components, publishing opportunities)
12.00–12.45 Lunch break
12.45–14.00 The curriculum of the Theatre Academy’s doctoral programme
- How the doctoral programme and curriculum supports the transition from artist into artist-researcher and the engagement of the doctoral candidate with the doctoral and research community of the Theatre Academy and wider Uniarts
- 1st year mentoring/contact teacher, orientation ABCD/EFGH/XYZ, annual teaching weeks focusing on the first two years of study
14.00–14.30 Coffee break
14.30–16/16.30 Formal parameters of supervision at the Theatre Academy’s doctoral programme
- The instructions, supervisor agreement, responsibilities, ethical guidelines and review, supervision process and supervision training
17.30 Premiere of “Creative Science” series of short films introducing Estonian artist-researchers
SuperNova Cinema, NOVA Building of BFM (Narva mnt 27), 4th floor, room N406
Before the films Prof. Leena Rouhiainen’s short lecture “Notes on Artistic Research”.
February 2, 2024
09.00–11.00 Practical considerations in supervision
- Individual aspects of supervision – the supervisor doctoral student relationship, ethical review and research ethics.
11.00–12.00 Lunch break
12.00–13.30 Practical considerations in supervision
- Supporting doctoral candidates in the final phase, other items on best practices and challenges
13.30–14.00 Coffee break
14.00–15.30 Conclusions and future steps
Contact:
Irene Hütsi
Coordinator of Doctoral School
irene.hutsi@artun.ee
Workshop is co-financed by European Union, activity “Cooperation between universities to promote doctoral studies”.
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24.01.2024 — 17.02.2024
Melnikova, Keskküla, Monko, Daniliauskaitė at Draakon Gallery
Photography
On Wednesday, January 24 at 6 pm we welcome you to the opening of the exhibition Swirling, Twirling, Spinning curated by Merilin Talumaa.
The exhibition includes works by Daria Melnikova, Helena Keskküla, Marge Monko and Viktorija Daniliauskaitė.
The exhibition Swirling, Twirling, Spinning unites artists across generations in an empowering context, drawing inspiration from the ideas of Lithuanian-American archaeologist and anthropologist Marija Gimbutas. Her profound research brought attention to the ancient cultures of the Baltic region and the broader Indo-European world, exploring archaeological artefacts, linguistics, ethnography, and folklore. Gimbutas posited a thesis that prehistoric European culture centered around the worship of a Mother Goddess, as the giver of all life. A spiritual sense of connectedness was artfully expressed through a sophisticated symbol system and an abundance of ritual objects. Nature and body were honored in Europe for tens of thousands of years. Whereas women had an especially strong position in societies across Eastern and Central Europe – a tendency no longer necessarily evident today.
Swirling, Twirling, Spinning poetically weaves a narrative that bridges ancient myths and beliefs, natural cycles, and the transformative power of feminine energy across different cultures and times. Gimbutas, who having opened the treasure trove of prehistory, inspired a belief in a peaceful existence in our time – to bring back to life suppressed vital elements, such as the earth, the body (health), the feminine, and the subconscious. Participating artists, through imaginative and fictitious narratives, share personal stories and cultural myths that also reflect the influence of Gimbutas’ theories on ancient symbolism. Their works echo these concepts through a contemporary lens, incorporating elements such as spirals, circles, and motifs such as snakes and birds – symbols rooted in ancient European matriarchal cultures that continue to resonate in Baltic art and culture.
The exhibition contemplates on reimagining a world centered around goddess worship, with its emphasis on embracing womanhood, preserving nature, and forsaking warfare. Could this theoretical concept transcend into the tangible reality of our future society? Swirling, Twirling, Spinning seamlessly intertwines historical narratives and mythology, immersing us in the themes that Marija Gimbutas ignited: the celebration of life’s cycles, constant renewal, the sanctity of the female body, and the spirituality inherent in these concepts. Gimbutas’ exploration of the spiritual dimensions of a harmonious Old Europe and her vision for a New Europe free from dominance and warfare, feels remarkably pertinent in our contemporary world.
First exhibition around the heritage of Marija Gimbutas took place in L’Atlas Gallery in Paris, France (7 November 2023–3 January 2024). The cycle of exhibitions is foreseen to continue with an upcoming show in La Traverse in Marseille, France (27 August–26 October 2024).
Marija Gimbutas (1921–1994) was a Lithuanian-American archaeologist and anthropologist. She contributed to what is considered to be one of the most significant academic watershed moments in women’s studies with her archaeological and philosophical work on Neolithic culture and religion. Gimbutas is best known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of “Old Europe,” a term she introduced. Old Europe referred to both the geographical area and social structures that existed before the Indo-European influence. Gimbutas unequivocally established the existence of a Goddess religion who is the most persistent feature in the archaeological record of the ancient world. The Goddess in all her manifestations was a symbol of the unity of all life in nature. Gimbutas’ discoveries took on great symbolic importance for feminists across various disciplines who found, in her vision of a peaceful, nature-revering society, a sense of hope for the future based on this foundation in the distant past.
Roots to Routes is an initiative created by curators Merilin Talumaa, Maija Rudovska and Justė Kostikovaitė, gathering a community of artists, curators and cultural producers whose trajectories are connected to the Baltic states region. Acting as a nomadic agency, its goal is to support and make visible artistic practices beyond cultural and (geo)political borders. An important part of the collaboration is to create and develop possible joint projects, aiming to build sustainable networks and forms of cooperation between various art scenes.
https://roots2routes.org/
Exhibitions in Draakon gallery are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Ministry of Culture and Liviko AS.
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Melnikova, Keskküla, Monko, Daniliauskaitė at Draakon Gallery
Wednesday 24 January, 2024 — Saturday 17 February, 2024
Photography
On Wednesday, January 24 at 6 pm we welcome you to the opening of the exhibition Swirling, Twirling, Spinning curated by Merilin Talumaa.
The exhibition includes works by Daria Melnikova, Helena Keskküla, Marge Monko and Viktorija Daniliauskaitė.
The exhibition Swirling, Twirling, Spinning unites artists across generations in an empowering context, drawing inspiration from the ideas of Lithuanian-American archaeologist and anthropologist Marija Gimbutas. Her profound research brought attention to the ancient cultures of the Baltic region and the broader Indo-European world, exploring archaeological artefacts, linguistics, ethnography, and folklore. Gimbutas posited a thesis that prehistoric European culture centered around the worship of a Mother Goddess, as the giver of all life. A spiritual sense of connectedness was artfully expressed through a sophisticated symbol system and an abundance of ritual objects. Nature and body were honored in Europe for tens of thousands of years. Whereas women had an especially strong position in societies across Eastern and Central Europe – a tendency no longer necessarily evident today.
Swirling, Twirling, Spinning poetically weaves a narrative that bridges ancient myths and beliefs, natural cycles, and the transformative power of feminine energy across different cultures and times. Gimbutas, who having opened the treasure trove of prehistory, inspired a belief in a peaceful existence in our time – to bring back to life suppressed vital elements, such as the earth, the body (health), the feminine, and the subconscious. Participating artists, through imaginative and fictitious narratives, share personal stories and cultural myths that also reflect the influence of Gimbutas’ theories on ancient symbolism. Their works echo these concepts through a contemporary lens, incorporating elements such as spirals, circles, and motifs such as snakes and birds – symbols rooted in ancient European matriarchal cultures that continue to resonate in Baltic art and culture.
The exhibition contemplates on reimagining a world centered around goddess worship, with its emphasis on embracing womanhood, preserving nature, and forsaking warfare. Could this theoretical concept transcend into the tangible reality of our future society? Swirling, Twirling, Spinning seamlessly intertwines historical narratives and mythology, immersing us in the themes that Marija Gimbutas ignited: the celebration of life’s cycles, constant renewal, the sanctity of the female body, and the spirituality inherent in these concepts. Gimbutas’ exploration of the spiritual dimensions of a harmonious Old Europe and her vision for a New Europe free from dominance and warfare, feels remarkably pertinent in our contemporary world.
First exhibition around the heritage of Marija Gimbutas took place in L’Atlas Gallery in Paris, France (7 November 2023–3 January 2024). The cycle of exhibitions is foreseen to continue with an upcoming show in La Traverse in Marseille, France (27 August–26 October 2024).
Marija Gimbutas (1921–1994) was a Lithuanian-American archaeologist and anthropologist. She contributed to what is considered to be one of the most significant academic watershed moments in women’s studies with her archaeological and philosophical work on Neolithic culture and religion. Gimbutas is best known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of “Old Europe,” a term she introduced. Old Europe referred to both the geographical area and social structures that existed before the Indo-European influence. Gimbutas unequivocally established the existence of a Goddess religion who is the most persistent feature in the archaeological record of the ancient world. The Goddess in all her manifestations was a symbol of the unity of all life in nature. Gimbutas’ discoveries took on great symbolic importance for feminists across various disciplines who found, in her vision of a peaceful, nature-revering society, a sense of hope for the future based on this foundation in the distant past.
Roots to Routes is an initiative created by curators Merilin Talumaa, Maija Rudovska and Justė Kostikovaitė, gathering a community of artists, curators and cultural producers whose trajectories are connected to the Baltic states region. Acting as a nomadic agency, its goal is to support and make visible artistic practices beyond cultural and (geo)political borders. An important part of the collaboration is to create and develop possible joint projects, aiming to build sustainable networks and forms of cooperation between various art scenes.
https://roots2routes.org/
Exhibitions in Draakon gallery are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Ministry of Culture and Liviko AS.
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30.01.2024
Animation MA programme online info session 2024
Animation
EKA Animation MA programme invites prospective master’s students to join the programme’s online info session on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:00 EET (local Estonian time).
This will be a good opportunity to hear more about the programme and to meet and ask questions directly from the people of animation department – both the teaching staff and the current students.
The online info session will be hosted online over Zoom and the link will be e-mailed out to all registrants 2 hours before the start of the event.
If you would like to attend, please register online through the form below.
Register HERE
More information about the Animation MA programme:
Admissions period starts on the 1st of February 2024 and application deadline is 4th of March 2024.
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Animation MA programme online info session 2024
Tuesday 30 January, 2024
Animation
EKA Animation MA programme invites prospective master’s students to join the programme’s online info session on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:00 EET (local Estonian time).
This will be a good opportunity to hear more about the programme and to meet and ask questions directly from the people of animation department – both the teaching staff and the current students.
The online info session will be hosted online over Zoom and the link will be e-mailed out to all registrants 2 hours before the start of the event.
If you would like to attend, please register online through the form below.
Register HERE
More information about the Animation MA programme:
Admissions period starts on the 1st of February 2024 and application deadline is 4th of March 2024.
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17.01.2024 — 26.01.2024
Nua Collective at Vent Space
Vent Space
BLACKOUT
Opening 17th January 2024 at 7pm (EET)
Running until January 26th 2024
Scattered around the world, Nua Collective are a group of professional visual artists that collaborate together to create, share and support one another in their journey as artists. Blackout marks their first physical exhibition and they are delighted to continue their international tour in Vent Space.
Presenting the works of 13 Nua Collective artists, the Blackout series looks at climate change through a particular lens—blackout. Or the loss of self security that comes from our reliance on unreliable energy. The works wrestle with our human responses to the insecurity inflicted by the anthropomorphic blackout. This exhibition of lino prints that are unique and in their creation and processing have already travelled the globe and will also feature the premiere of the Blackout Documentary screened at the space throughout the exhibition run.
Together Nua Collective artists make an inquiry about our climate catastrophe and the energy crisis that we continue to face.
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Nua Collective at Vent Space
Wednesday 17 January, 2024 — Friday 26 January, 2024
Vent Space
BLACKOUT
Opening 17th January 2024 at 7pm (EET)
Running until January 26th 2024
Scattered around the world, Nua Collective are a group of professional visual artists that collaborate together to create, share and support one another in their journey as artists. Blackout marks their first physical exhibition and they are delighted to continue their international tour in Vent Space.
Presenting the works of 13 Nua Collective artists, the Blackout series looks at climate change through a particular lens—blackout. Or the loss of self security that comes from our reliance on unreliable energy. The works wrestle with our human responses to the insecurity inflicted by the anthropomorphic blackout. This exhibition of lino prints that are unique and in their creation and processing have already travelled the globe and will also feature the premiere of the Blackout Documentary screened at the space throughout the exhibition run.
Together Nua Collective artists make an inquiry about our climate catastrophe and the energy crisis that we continue to face.
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12.01.2024
Open Architecture Lecture: Büro Bietenhader Moroder
Architecture and Urban Design
Open architecture lecture “Dumb Emancipatory Housing. Dumb Emancipatory City Planning”: Sebastian Bietenhader and Matthias Moroder / Büro Bietenhader Moroder
On January 12 at 6 pm in room A-400
The lecture is held in English, is free and open to all interested parties.
The open lecture will finish the “Dumb emancipatory housing Workshop” held by EASA (European Architecture Student Assembly) on January 8 – 12. The workshop at EKA is supported by Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Sebastian Bietenhader and Matthias Moroder have been working together as Büro Bietenhader Moroder since 2015. Büro Bietenhader Moroder deals with copyness as a positive formal property of architecture, which makes it possible to work formally against the neoliberal architecture of differentiation, flexibilization and individualization. By simultaneously maximizing the formal relations of architectural settings to one another, which is conceptually defined as copyness, Büro Bietenhader Moroder opens up a re-reading of the formal characteristics of social housing of French and Russian revolutionary architecture and that of Red Vienna.
Cities are starting again to build housing as builder-owners to counter the suffocation of urban life through real-estate speculation. This new public housing needs its own architecture. However, the historical formal and aesthetic distinctions between public and free market housing have been lost, all housing mimics or is luxury housing.
In the search for an intrinsically public housing architecture Büro Bietenhader Moroder has discovered a totally overlooked formal quality of architecture: Maximalist intentional sameness, termed dumb copyness. Dumb copyness is fundamentally different than mere serial repetition. Instead, it relies on formal qualities that enhance the maximum sameness of rooms, flats, entire housing blocks or urban settings far beyond mere industrial or functionalist seriality.
Hereby methodological rigor is central. Through a rejection of creative ad-hoc-subversion, deviation on every level, – the ubiquitous demand for ‘smartness’ –, a methodical planning can be re-established that achieves a directness that is greatly and blatantly dumb.
Guided by this focus Büro Bietenhader Moroder seeks to rediscover and reclaim the historical forms and aesthetics of pre-WWII public housing, such as Russian revolutionary architecture and that built by Red Vienna from 1919 to 1934. In this period, we find specific formal articulations of a non-functionalist public housing architecture that is almost forgotten and that gives shape to a collective life that is affordable and emancipatory. Through this critical historical re-reading we are developing a design method for emancipatory housing that is so directly public, so clear and basic that it is dumb.
Sebastian Bietenhader and Matthias Moroder have been working together as Büro Bietenhader Moroder since 2015. Büro Bietenhader Moroder deals with copyness as a positive formal property of architecture, which makes it possible to work formally against the neoliberal architecture of differentiation, flexibilization and individualization. By simultaneously maximizing the formal relations of architectural settings to one another, which is conceptually defined as copyness, Büro Bietenhader Moroder opens up a re-reading of the formal characteristics of social housing of French and Russian revolutionary architecture and that of Red Vienna.
Sebastian Bietenhader studied architecture at the ETH Zurich (BSc.) and at the Harvard GSD, as well as history and philosophy of knowledge, also at the ETH Zurich (MSc.), where he did a thesis on the development of the computer modelling space, which will be essential for BIM. He headed the student discussion group “Ambitus”. He is a regular guest critic at the ETH and has been teaching architecture at various (non)- institutions.
Matthias Moroder studied architecture (AA Dipl.) at the Architectural Association in London, art history (BA) and philosophy (BA) at the University of Vienna and history and theory of architecture (MAS) at the ETH Zurich. Besides the work as Büro Bietenhader Moroder, since 2018 he is co-leading MAGAZIN, an independent exhibition space for architecture in Vienna. He is currently a PhD candidate at the department of art history of the University of Vienna and has been teaching architecture and architectural history and theory at various (non)- institutions. Matthias is also co-founder of the Vienna Architecture Summer School.
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Open Architecture Lecture: Büro Bietenhader Moroder
Friday 12 January, 2024
Architecture and Urban Design
Open architecture lecture “Dumb Emancipatory Housing. Dumb Emancipatory City Planning”: Sebastian Bietenhader and Matthias Moroder / Büro Bietenhader Moroder
On January 12 at 6 pm in room A-400
The lecture is held in English, is free and open to all interested parties.
The open lecture will finish the “Dumb emancipatory housing Workshop” held by EASA (European Architecture Student Assembly) on January 8 – 12. The workshop at EKA is supported by Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Sebastian Bietenhader and Matthias Moroder have been working together as Büro Bietenhader Moroder since 2015. Büro Bietenhader Moroder deals with copyness as a positive formal property of architecture, which makes it possible to work formally against the neoliberal architecture of differentiation, flexibilization and individualization. By simultaneously maximizing the formal relations of architectural settings to one another, which is conceptually defined as copyness, Büro Bietenhader Moroder opens up a re-reading of the formal characteristics of social housing of French and Russian revolutionary architecture and that of Red Vienna.
Cities are starting again to build housing as builder-owners to counter the suffocation of urban life through real-estate speculation. This new public housing needs its own architecture. However, the historical formal and aesthetic distinctions between public and free market housing have been lost, all housing mimics or is luxury housing.
In the search for an intrinsically public housing architecture Büro Bietenhader Moroder has discovered a totally overlooked formal quality of architecture: Maximalist intentional sameness, termed dumb copyness. Dumb copyness is fundamentally different than mere serial repetition. Instead, it relies on formal qualities that enhance the maximum sameness of rooms, flats, entire housing blocks or urban settings far beyond mere industrial or functionalist seriality.
Hereby methodological rigor is central. Through a rejection of creative ad-hoc-subversion, deviation on every level, – the ubiquitous demand for ‘smartness’ –, a methodical planning can be re-established that achieves a directness that is greatly and blatantly dumb.
Guided by this focus Büro Bietenhader Moroder seeks to rediscover and reclaim the historical forms and aesthetics of pre-WWII public housing, such as Russian revolutionary architecture and that built by Red Vienna from 1919 to 1934. In this period, we find specific formal articulations of a non-functionalist public housing architecture that is almost forgotten and that gives shape to a collective life that is affordable and emancipatory. Through this critical historical re-reading we are developing a design method for emancipatory housing that is so directly public, so clear and basic that it is dumb.
Sebastian Bietenhader and Matthias Moroder have been working together as Büro Bietenhader Moroder since 2015. Büro Bietenhader Moroder deals with copyness as a positive formal property of architecture, which makes it possible to work formally against the neoliberal architecture of differentiation, flexibilization and individualization. By simultaneously maximizing the formal relations of architectural settings to one another, which is conceptually defined as copyness, Büro Bietenhader Moroder opens up a re-reading of the formal characteristics of social housing of French and Russian revolutionary architecture and that of Red Vienna.
Sebastian Bietenhader studied architecture at the ETH Zurich (BSc.) and at the Harvard GSD, as well as history and philosophy of knowledge, also at the ETH Zurich (MSc.), where he did a thesis on the development of the computer modelling space, which will be essential for BIM. He headed the student discussion group “Ambitus”. He is a regular guest critic at the ETH and has been teaching architecture at various (non)- institutions.
Matthias Moroder studied architecture (AA Dipl.) at the Architectural Association in London, art history (BA) and philosophy (BA) at the University of Vienna and history and theory of architecture (MAS) at the ETH Zurich. Besides the work as Büro Bietenhader Moroder, since 2018 he is co-leading MAGAZIN, an independent exhibition space for architecture in Vienna. He is currently a PhD candidate at the department of art history of the University of Vienna and has been teaching architecture and architectural history and theory at various (non)- institutions. Matthias is also co-founder of the Vienna Architecture Summer School.
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06.01.2024 — 07.02.2024
Tim Daniel Suvi & Anu Antsi at Galerii Metropol
Installation and Sculpture
Tim Daniel Suvi & Anu Antsi “Still Alive”* at Galerii Metropol.
For the first exhibition of the year, Metropol gallery has invited two very different artists at the beginning of their creative careers, who did not know each other before, to collaborate on joint exhibition.. Both deal with complex situations in the human mind – concerns with mental health, how it effects soul and body, and dealing with the consequences. The title of the exhibition suggests that a positive outcome is possible and that art may even play a decisive role in this.
Tim Daniel is a Russian born in Estonia who chose Suvi (“summer” in English) as his last name. At the moment, he is a sculpture and installation student at the Estonian Academy of Arts. He uses art mainly for therapeutic purposes (he compares his subconscious creative process to taking out the garbage from the soul).
In Metropol he presents a set of works summarizing a long and difficult chapter in the artist’s life.
“I learned how delicate the human psyche can be. I could no longer distinguish between reality and delusional fantasy. I fell into a hell of my own making. I’ve climbed out of there. I’m still alive.”
Expressively symbolistic paintings and sculptures form an assemblage visualizing the opposite extremes.
Anu Antsi is only a 10th grade student of Tallinn Art Gymnasium, but she has made an artistically mature choice to use the best tools of conceptual art to address her fears that have been paralyzing her life. Her photo- and video installation is a new version of her graduation work in Lihula School of Music and Art, She associates fears with uncontrollable repetitive dreams that follow you to the wakefulness and begin to determine your functioning in normal situations.
We invite you to inspect the exhibition and compare your own mental health situation to the ones on display.
Poster design by Tim Daniel Suvi.
Metropol Gallery is located in Tallinn ta Vana-Kalamaja street 46.
To visit the exhibition after the opening, contact the artists directly or arrange your visit with the gallery beforehand by calling +372 5217649 or +372 53750662 and ring the doorbell on arrival. You can also send a message via social media.
More information available:
Tim Daniel Suvi 55500347, tim.suvi@gmail.com, instagram.com/tim_suvi_art/
Anu Antsi anuantsi@gmail.com
Kaarel Kütas +372 5217649, kaarel.kytas@gmail.com or Triinu Jürves triyrves@gmail.com
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IG: metropolkapp
Metropol in NOBA art map: noba.ac/et/galerii/galerii-metropol-6m2-metropol-kapp/
Anu Antsi anuantsi@gmail.com
Kaarel Kütas +372 5217649, kaarel.kytas@gmail.com or Triinu Jürves triyrves@gmail.com
FB: Metropol galerii
IG: metropolkapp
Metropol in NOBA art map: noba.ac/et/galerii/galerii-metropol-6m2-metropol-kapp/
* still alive – common expession in English as well as a cult-like song sounding during the closing credits of the video game “Portal” (2007)
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Tim Daniel Suvi & Anu Antsi at Galerii Metropol
Saturday 06 January, 2024 — Wednesday 07 February, 2024
Installation and Sculpture
Tim Daniel Suvi & Anu Antsi “Still Alive”* at Galerii Metropol.
For the first exhibition of the year, Metropol gallery has invited two very different artists at the beginning of their creative careers, who did not know each other before, to collaborate on joint exhibition.. Both deal with complex situations in the human mind – concerns with mental health, how it effects soul and body, and dealing with the consequences. The title of the exhibition suggests that a positive outcome is possible and that art may even play a decisive role in this.
Tim Daniel is a Russian born in Estonia who chose Suvi (“summer” in English) as his last name. At the moment, he is a sculpture and installation student at the Estonian Academy of Arts. He uses art mainly for therapeutic purposes (he compares his subconscious creative process to taking out the garbage from the soul).
In Metropol he presents a set of works summarizing a long and difficult chapter in the artist’s life.
“I learned how delicate the human psyche can be. I could no longer distinguish between reality and delusional fantasy. I fell into a hell of my own making. I’ve climbed out of there. I’m still alive.”
Expressively symbolistic paintings and sculptures form an assemblage visualizing the opposite extremes.
Anu Antsi is only a 10th grade student of Tallinn Art Gymnasium, but she has made an artistically mature choice to use the best tools of conceptual art to address her fears that have been paralyzing her life. Her photo- and video installation is a new version of her graduation work in Lihula School of Music and Art, She associates fears with uncontrollable repetitive dreams that follow you to the wakefulness and begin to determine your functioning in normal situations.
We invite you to inspect the exhibition and compare your own mental health situation to the ones on display.
Poster design by Tim Daniel Suvi.
Metropol Gallery is located in Tallinn ta Vana-Kalamaja street 46.
To visit the exhibition after the opening, contact the artists directly or arrange your visit with the gallery beforehand by calling +372 5217649 or +372 53750662 and ring the doorbell on arrival. You can also send a message via social media.
More information available:
Tim Daniel Suvi 55500347, tim.suvi@gmail.com, instagram.com/tim_suvi_art/
Anu Antsi anuantsi@gmail.com
Kaarel Kütas +372 5217649, kaarel.kytas@gmail.com or Triinu Jürves triyrves@gmail.com
FB: Metropol galerii
IG: metropolkapp
Metropol in NOBA art map: noba.ac/et/galerii/galerii-metropol-6m2-metropol-kapp/
Anu Antsi anuantsi@gmail.com
Kaarel Kütas +372 5217649, kaarel.kytas@gmail.com or Triinu Jürves triyrves@gmail.com
FB: Metropol galerii
IG: metropolkapp
Metropol in NOBA art map: noba.ac/et/galerii/galerii-metropol-6m2-metropol-kapp/
* still alive – common expession in English as well as a cult-like song sounding during the closing credits of the video game “Portal” (2007)
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07.02.2024
Online info session: doctoral studies at EKA
Doctoral School
EKA Doctoral School will be hosting an online info session about doctoral studies at EKA on February 7, 2024, at 13:00-14:30 EET (local Estonian time) .
Info session provides a good opportunity to hear more about doctoral studies at EKA, available programmes, admission requirements and procedure, etc; also meet and ask questions directly from people behind the Doctoral School and the programmes. The info session will be hosted online over Zoom.
REGISTER HERE
The Estonian Academy of Arts offers following PhD level programmes for international applicants:
- Architecture and Urban Planning
- Art and Design
- Art History and Visual Culture
- Cultural Heritage and Conservation
Admission period for international PhD applicants for 2024/2025 starts on February 1st, 2024. Deadline for submitting application is March 31st, 2024.
Admission requirements for PhD programmes can be found HERE.
More information:
Irene Hütsi
Doctoral School coordinator
irene.hutsi@artun.ee
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Online info session: doctoral studies at EKA
Wednesday 07 February, 2024
Doctoral School
EKA Doctoral School will be hosting an online info session about doctoral studies at EKA on February 7, 2024, at 13:00-14:30 EET (local Estonian time) .
Info session provides a good opportunity to hear more about doctoral studies at EKA, available programmes, admission requirements and procedure, etc; also meet and ask questions directly from people behind the Doctoral School and the programmes. The info session will be hosted online over Zoom.
REGISTER HERE
The Estonian Academy of Arts offers following PhD level programmes for international applicants:
- Architecture and Urban Planning
- Art and Design
- Art History and Visual Culture
- Cultural Heritage and Conservation
Admission period for international PhD applicants for 2024/2025 starts on February 1st, 2024. Deadline for submitting application is March 31st, 2024.
Admission requirements for PhD programmes can be found HERE.
More information:
Irene Hütsi
Doctoral School coordinator
irene.hutsi@artun.ee
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19.02.2024 — 18.03.2024
Preparation for doctoral studies 2024
Doctoral School
A preparatory course for those interested in pursuing doctoral studies in practice-based and/or artistic research in EKA will take place 19.02–18.03.
The course will take place on-site at the EKA, there is no possibility to participate online.
The course focuses on planning and composing a creative research proposal, introduces doctoral studies at EKA, completed and ongoing doctoral theses, and helps clarify how to interconnect research problems, methods, and creative practice.
The course consists of four seminars and a consultation where you can get individual feedback on your project. The course will be led by Dr. Jaana Päeva, Head of the PhD Programme in Art and Design, and Dr. Liina Unt. Dr. Kristi Kuusk will join them for consultations.
The course is supported by Fine Arts faculty’s “PhD Vitamin”, which will bring together experts from artistic and practice-based research and prospective doctoral candidates.
Timetable
| 19.02 | 17:30-19:00 | Introduction to artistic and practice-based research (EKA, room A501) |
| 20.02 | 17:30-19:00 | Research problem and framework. Example of practice-based research (art) – Britta Benno (EKA, room A302) |
| 26.02 | 17:30-19:00 | Integrating theory and practice. Example of practice-based research (design) – Arife Dila Demir (EKA, room A501) |
| 27.02 | 17:30-19:00 | Research question and methods. Example of practice-based research (architecture) – Karin Bachmann (EKA, room A-501) |
| 04.03 | 10:00-14:45 | “PhD Vitamin” lectures, room A501 |
| 05.03 | 11:00-13:00 | “PhD Vitamin” consultations (with pre-registration), room A501 |
| 18.03 | 17:30-19:00 | Individual consultations (EKA, room A202 and A401) |
To participate, please send a short introduction (max 1.5 pages) to irene.hutsi@artun.ee by 12.02. The text should address your motivation, previous experience and the potential topic of your research. The number of places is limited, the acceptance will be confirmed by 14.02. The course will be held in English.
Additional info:
Online info session: doctoral studies at EKA
Conditions for admission to doctoral studies
Estonian Artistic Research Framework Agreement
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Preparation for doctoral studies 2024
Monday 19 February, 2024 — Monday 18 March, 2024
Doctoral School
A preparatory course for those interested in pursuing doctoral studies in practice-based and/or artistic research in EKA will take place 19.02–18.03.
The course will take place on-site at the EKA, there is no possibility to participate online.
The course focuses on planning and composing a creative research proposal, introduces doctoral studies at EKA, completed and ongoing doctoral theses, and helps clarify how to interconnect research problems, methods, and creative practice.
The course consists of four seminars and a consultation where you can get individual feedback on your project. The course will be led by Dr. Jaana Päeva, Head of the PhD Programme in Art and Design, and Dr. Liina Unt. Dr. Kristi Kuusk will join them for consultations.
The course is supported by Fine Arts faculty’s “PhD Vitamin”, which will bring together experts from artistic and practice-based research and prospective doctoral candidates.
Timetable
| 19.02 | 17:30-19:00 | Introduction to artistic and practice-based research (EKA, room A501) |
| 20.02 | 17:30-19:00 | Research problem and framework. Example of practice-based research (art) – Britta Benno (EKA, room A302) |
| 26.02 | 17:30-19:00 | Integrating theory and practice. Example of practice-based research (design) – Arife Dila Demir (EKA, room A501) |
| 27.02 | 17:30-19:00 | Research question and methods. Example of practice-based research (architecture) – Karin Bachmann (EKA, room A-501) |
| 04.03 | 10:00-14:45 | “PhD Vitamin” lectures, room A501 |
| 05.03 | 11:00-13:00 | “PhD Vitamin” consultations (with pre-registration), room A501 |
| 18.03 | 17:30-19:00 | Individual consultations (EKA, room A202 and A401) |
To participate, please send a short introduction (max 1.5 pages) to irene.hutsi@artun.ee by 12.02. The text should address your motivation, previous experience and the potential topic of your research. The number of places is limited, the acceptance will be confirmed by 14.02. The course will be held in English.
Additional info:
Online info session: doctoral studies at EKA
Conditions for admission to doctoral studies
Estonian Artistic Research Framework Agreement
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01.02.2024
Interaction Design MA programme online info session 2024
Interaction Design
EKA Interaction Design MA programme invites prospective Master’s students to join the online info session on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 18:00 EET (local Estonian time).
You’ll have an opportunity to hear about the mission and philosophy of the programme, learn about student experiences and see their projects, take a virtual tour in our studios, and meet and ask questions directly from the faculty, students and alumni.
The info session will be hosted online over Zoom. If you would like to attend, please register online through the form below. A link to attend will be e-mailed shortly before the event begins.
Register HERE
More information about the Interaction Design MA (IxD.ma) programme:
Admissions period starts on the 1st of February 2024 and application deadline is 4th of March 2024.
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Interaction Design MA programme online info session 2024
Thursday 01 February, 2024
Interaction Design
EKA Interaction Design MA programme invites prospective Master’s students to join the online info session on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 18:00 EET (local Estonian time).
You’ll have an opportunity to hear about the mission and philosophy of the programme, learn about student experiences and see their projects, take a virtual tour in our studios, and meet and ask questions directly from the faculty, students and alumni.
The info session will be hosted online over Zoom. If you would like to attend, please register online through the form below. A link to attend will be e-mailed shortly before the event begins.
Register HERE
More information about the Interaction Design MA (IxD.ma) programme:
Admissions period starts on the 1st of February 2024 and application deadline is 4th of March 2024.
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