Andra Jõgis’ “Seven Years of Watermelon Sugar” at Okapi Gallery

You are invited to the opening of Andra Jõgis’ exhibition “Seven Years of Watermelon Sugar” at the Okapi Gallery on December 10th at 6 PM.

The theme of the works in Andra Jõgis’ “Seven Years of Watermelon Sugar” exhibition is time, and how life can only be lived one day at a time. There are no shortcuts or cheat codes, no skipping over Mondays or slowing down Fridays. Every day must be lived one by one, and perhaps therein lies the value of the ordinary. The series on display includes seven works, each composed of approximately 365 individually crafted cubes, meaning each piece contains a year’s worth of glass sugar cubes. 

The title of the exhibition, inspired by Richard Brautigan’s book In Watermelon Sugar, also alludes to Jõgis’ contemplation of repetition and how we fill our days. Is filling one’s life with similar activities or materials — like endless reruns of the same show — a form of dedication or a kind of madness? How much time is reasonable to give away?

Andra Jõgis is a glass artist who has been working in the Glass Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts since 2020, currently as an associate professor and head of the department. She also completed her Master’s degree there in 2014. She regularly participates in exhibitions with her independent works, both in Estonia and abroad. Jõgis’ art is mostly narrative, addressing themes of the everyday and the fragile nature of life. In addition, she is one of the three designers of the brand MSK Glass, which creates functional glass forms.

Thanks: Okapi Gallery, Estonian Academy of Arts, EKA Glass, the Jõgises, Alyona Movko-Mägi, MSK Glass  

The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia