Exhibitions

Filling The Void
10. – 29.05.2021
Estonian National Library
6th floor gallery
An exhibition by 3rd year students of the Graphic Art Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts

Participating artists: Pille Alasi, Daana-Loreen Kägra, Frida Ritz, Adam, Elis Raud, Liisa Tammert, Liis Tedre
Supervisor: Kadri Toom

The theme of the exhibition “Filling the Void” derives from the potential of empty space. At the essence of the creative process is imagination, which requires space to emerge. Pause (silence) and time are important components of imagining, enabling new ideas to come forward.

The participants of the exhibition have drawn inspiration from the unexpected; empty urban spaces and landscapes, inner silence, ignorance, the presence of absence. The exhibition combines cyanotype technique invented in the 19th century with modern visual language, and offers insight into both miniature close-ups of personal experiences as well as monumental visuals, along with forms on socially critical topics.

The exhibition is open Mon – Fri 10–19, Sat 12–19

VENT Space is proud to present Absence an exhibition of new sculptures by Hannah Hoebeke. 

In the creation of each of her sculptures in the Absence series Hannah searches for the presence in absence. The human body is defined by its roundness. When you sculpt the human figure nothing is concave, there is always this roundness. In observation of sculptures people may focus on the surface, thinking that the surface has prominence however in Hannah’s works it is the internal structure that enables the form that is viewed for roundness to emerge. Through a process of hand production these objects are evoked into being. Hannah’s sculptures are physical, there is intensity to them and we see that they hold life. 

Hannah Hoebeke, (Ghent, Belgium) is currently completing her Masters of Fine Art (Sculpture) at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. This Spring Semester she has been a visiting scholar to the Estonian Academy of Arts as part of the Erasmus Program. Exhibited works were all produced during Hannah’s time in Tallinn. 

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Instagram: @hannah.hoebeke

The exhibition will be open to the public from Tuesday 11th May till 19th May 2021.
Opening hours: Tues-Friday: 3 pm – 8 pm, Saturday – Sunday 11 am  – 8 pm 

Vabaduse väljak 6/8, 10146 Tallinn

Additional information:
+372 53 661 474
ventspace@artun.ee

EKA Photography 1st year students’ exhibition “110m vahet” (110m distance) starts its last week!

Anna Ovtšinnikova‘s “Aliens of Tallinn” and Micaela Dunne‘s “Loneliness and Solitude” have been open in two Old Town showcases (Suur-Karja 7 and Vanaturu kael 7) since April 28.

This exhibition includes works completed within the framework of the art project of the 1st year students of the Department of Photography of the Estonian Academy of Arts, which have been created following the display case format. The key concepts of the projects are author position and visual communication. Based on these concepts, each student has an image that expresses an idea and / or emotion. The title of the exhibition refers to the distance between the two showcases.

The exhibition will be open till May 5 and it will be open 24 h a day.

Artists: Micaela Dunne, Grete Eerikson, Erik Hõim, Birna Sísí Jóhannsdóttir, Enriko Kroon, Jette Laane, Anna Ovtšinnikova, Tobias Tikenberg, Georg Tšupov, Stina Vürmer

The 8th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial opening at the end of May has selected events for its satellite programme. Among more than 20 exhibitions, the selection includes jewellery and glass art, site specific installations and events involving various fields of art. In the spirit of the times, the programme also features many window exhibitions and a flexible approach to programming.

The theme of the 2021 triennial is “translucency” and many satellite exhibitions have been inspired by that. For example, the installation “In-Tangible” by Federica Cogliandro and Tauris Reose will be set up in the Noblessner area at the end of May, and Master’s students from jewellery, blacksmithing, glass and ceramics departments of the Estonian Academy of Art will present their work at the group exhibition “Phantasmagoria” at Sitsi Factory in Tallinn.

Solo shows include projects by jewellery artists Darja Popolitova (Hobusepea gallery), Kristiina Laurits (Hop gallery), Jaan Pärn (Meistrite Hoov gallery), and Marta Boan (at the Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum’s gallery space). An exciting and dignified combination of installations, objects and jewellery by Kadri Mälk, Julia Maria Künnap and Kai Koppel will be presented at the Laboratooriumi street chapel. Jewellery artists Triin Kukk and Merlin Meremaa showcase their work in a garage on Luha Street. A-gallery shows fresh work from 18 local and international artists in their windows as well as in the Vault.

Rait Prääts and Gleb Divov bring together glass art and augmented reality at Okapi gallery. Kai Kaljo shows her fused glass objects and jewellery at the applied art and design gallery Kunstiaken. In parallel with the triennial Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum welcomes visitors to two glass art shows by Tiina Sarapu and Ivo Lill.

The satellite programme also includes Riste Laasberg’s tapestry exhibition at St. Jacob’s Church in Viimsi, window exhibitions of Katariina Guild’s studios, and an exhibition by ceramics and glass art students of the Estonian Academy of Arts at Salme Cultural Centre.

“I am thrilled that despite uncertain circumstances, we are able to present a substantial satellite programme and artists have found clever ways to showcase their works,” said Merle Kasonen, the chairwoman of the Triennial Society. “Interpreting the world through your art is part of being an artist and it is equally important to share your creations with an audience. I believe and hope that art audiences, too, are hungry for culture.”

The main exhibition of the 8th Tallinna Applied Art Triennial “Translucency” opens on 29 May at Kai Art Center and remains open to visitors until 15 August. The main exhibition of the Triennial is curated by Danish glass artist and art historian Stine Bidstrup, who selected works from 22 international artists to interpret the theme. While the main exhibition includes international artists, the satellite programme highlights local art and gives an overview of Estonian contemporary craft.

The events of the satellite programme take place in May and during summer months, a more detailed schedule will be announced as soon as the governmental Covid restrictions allow for that. 

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“Meanwhile” is an online art exhibition presented by the 3rd year students of the Estonian Academy of Arts Textile Design and Accessory Design departments. 

Material-sensitive artists focus on personal and universal observations on the topic of recycling and waste management. The effects of the pandemic and isolation can be clearly perceived in many artworks but the exhibition, established during spring, displays a sense of awakening at the same time – highlighting topics that have been overshadowed by global events of the recent times. The exhibition offers a smooth camera flight through the exhibition landscape, where artificial and natural motifs are fused into a new landscape open for critical reflection.

“Meanwhile” appears as a phantom exhibition, established somewhere in a physical space that remains inaccessible to everyone and can only be experienced from a distance.

Artists: Carmen Sibbul, Eva Tarn, Georg Orover, Greta Vinkel, Juulia Aleksandra Mikson, Kille-Ingeri Liivoja, Lea Heinoja, Liisa Põldoja, Merili Põllu, Merilin Pärismaa
Special thanks to Martin Põldoja, Iris Peil, Paul Henrich Daude, Hannes Tarn, Joonas Tarn
Video Production by Roman-Sten Tõnissoo
Supervised by Sten Saarits 

Visit the exhibition at www.bestbefore.ee

Works at “110m apart” by the 1st-year students of the Department of Photography of Estonian Academy of Arts to be exhibited in two showcases of Tallinn Old Town! 

Live Streaming of the exhibition opening is on Wednesday, 31rd of March at 3pm on the Instagram account of the Department of Photography of Estonian Academy Arts @eka_fotograafia.

From the 31st of March, the exhibition “110m apart” of the 1st-year students of the Department of Photography of Estonian Academy of Arts can be viewed in two showcases of Tallinn Old Town (locations: Suur-Karja 7 and Vanaturu kael 7).

The works shown in the exhibition were developed during the 1st-yeat art project and were created following the showcase format. The main concepts of the projects were the artists’ position and visual communication. Following these notions, every student created an image that expresses some specific idea, concept and/or emotion. The exhibition title “110m apart” refers to the distance between the two showcases. 

The exhibition is open for five weeks. Every week, new works are to be exhibited in the showcases.

Artists:
Micaela Dunne, Grete Eerikson, Erik Hõim, Birna Sísí Jóhannsdóttir, Enriko Kroon, Jette Laane, Anna Ovtšinnikova, Tobias Tikenberg, Georg Tšupov, Stina Vürmer

The art project was supervised by Marge Monko and Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo.

Graphic designer: Ran-Re Reimann

Photography Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts would like to thank: Anneli Porri, Hotel Barons, KÜ Vanaturu kael 7

Exhibition schedule:
31.03 – 07.04 Georg Tšupov, Tobias Tikenberg
07.04 – 14.04 Enriko Kroon, Stina Vürmer
14.04 – 21.04 Birna Sísí Jóhannsdóttir, Grete Eerikson
21.04 – 28.04 Erik Hõim, Jette Laane
28.04 – 05.05 Micaela Dunne, Anna Ovtšinnikova

The exhibition will be open until the 5th of May 2021 and can be viewed on a 24-hour basis. 

Kristel Zimmer, Linda Mai Kari, Liisamari Viik, Estookin, Anita Kremm
Curator: Ene-Liis Semper

The project is a result of one and a half year studies of EKA Scenography department students. Dassemperdepot consists of five investigators of metaphorical thought: “We sense, create meaning and space, reflect the world and search for poetry. Our mentors are wise and creative people, including Ene-Liis Semper. Study of Deconstruction is a presentation of creative research about metaphorical thought through deconstruction, body, and space.”.

Durational performances: 10–14.02 at 4–8 PM
Exhibition: 16–20.02 at 12–6 PM
The entrance is from Kotzebue street! Please wear a mask and keep a safe distance!

“An Octopus’ Garden Of Silly Delights” and “Morfosis” window exhibitions by artists Ulvi Haagensen (and Aksel Haagensen) and Ihan Toomik & Andreas Kivisild at A-Galerii are open till February 27th. 

Ulvi Haagensen “An Octopus’ Garden Of Silly Delights” 

“In a world on the brink of ecological disaster; a world coming to terms with a deadly virus; a world where belligerent and inflammatory politics endeavours to entice and control us; a world where big tech sees and knows more than we’d like; a world where narcissism and lying seem to be accepted ways to behave; in these uncertain times at least one thing we can be certain of  — octopuses have beautiful gardens”, ponders the artist. 

Ulvi Haagensen, born and trained in Sydney, Australia, has been living in Tallinn for many years. She has a background in drawing and sculpture and is currently doing a PhD at the Estonian Academy of Arts researching the boundaries and connections between art and everyday life. 

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Ihan Toomik x Andreas Kivisild “Morfosis” 

“Morfosis” consists of several objects that can be worn in several ways. Morfosis as transfiguration stems from the metamorphoses of daily living. For example, when dressing for work a person embodies their occupation and starts behaving like part of the organisation. Later, at home, the same person may act and look utterly different. In a similar manner we change ourselves in other everyday situations.

We have been discussing the kind of attributes that apply to wearable jewellery. What would we want to wear on a daily basis? Which values, functions and practical implications would this jewellery carry? Our conversation took us to the shapeshifting belt buckle that embodies our daily metamorphoses. 

Ihan Toomik is a freelance artist and a designer who teaches 3D modelling. He graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2013.  

Andreas Kivisild is a freelance artist and a designer. He graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2012.

Exhibitions are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia

Window exhibitions are open at A-Galerii at any time, with any kind of weather, until February 27th. 

ELEMENTerial — materialisation of the metagrid
EKA algorithmic timber architecture research group exhibition
Authors: dr Sille Pihlak, dr Siim Tuksam

The exhibition “ELEMENTerial” looks at the elements of architecture. What does a house consist of? In an increasingly digital world, a list of materials alone is not enough. In addition to materials and construction methods, the principles of building construction are increasingly influenced by digital tools and sustainability.

With the exhibition we draw parallels between physical and virtual modularity. The digital world is also built from puzzle pieces – algorithms. Algorithms are rule sets that control digital processes. There are also rules in construction, where, what,t and how something can be built – plans and standards. Different materials and technologies, in turn, set geometric constraints. Looking at all these components as algorithmic modules, creates parallels that are easier to understand.

The exhibition describes alternative creative solutions in factory-produced modular wooden architecture developed in collaboration with engineers and wooden house manufacturers over four years of research, and introduces the ideas and methods behind them.

Dr Sille Pihlak is practicing architect, researcher, tutor and co-founder of the algorithmic timber architecture research group in Estonian Academy of Arts, Faculty of Architecture. Sille has studied interior architecture in Estonian Academy of Arts, architecture in Southern California Institute of Architecture and completed her masters in the University of Applied Arts Vienna. After her studies she practiced as design architect in Morphosis Architects in Los Angeles and in Coophimmelb(l)au Vienna. In 2015, together with Siim Tuksam, they started their own office PART–Practice for Architecture, Research and Theory. PART constructed designs have been awarded for their innovative construction techniques, methods of designing and geometry studies, with latest recognition on high voltage electricity pylon Bog Fox. In past five years, Sille has been an active participant in forestry and timber architecture related discussions, as a believer of inevitable sustainability in construction, her work deals with combining algorithmic techniques with local timber industry.

Dr Siim Tuksam is a practicing architect, co-founder of PART – Practice for Architecture, Research and Theory, and a researcher at EKA faculty of architecture, co-founder of the algorithmic timber architecture research group. Siim completed his master studies at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in 2013 having spent a visiting semester at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. During his studies he gained experience at various architecture offices, most notably Gehry Technologies in Paris and Coop Himmelb(l)au in Vienna. Since graduation he has been developing his own practice through exhibitions, installations, writings, and architectural projects. Together with Johanna Jõekalda and Johan Tali, he was the curator of the Estonian pavilion Interspace at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014. In 2015, together with Sille Pihlak, he founded PART to curate the Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2015 main exhibition Body Building. As a researcher and partner at PART he’s been devoted to developing algorithmic tools for the design and delivery of pre-fabricated architecture and the critical discourse of digital architecture.

Graphic design: Robi Jõeleht (Polaar)

Support by: Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estonian Academy of Arts Faculty of Architecture, Union of Estonian Architects, Arcwood, Rothoblaas.