1. Opening of “Exhibition as Conversation” at the Tartu Art House

Opening of “Exhibition as Conversation” at the Tartu Art House

01.10.2021

On 9 October at 4 PM, the opening of “Exhibition as Conversation” takes place at the Tartu Art House. The exhibition brings together works by five artists from Estonia and nearby countries: Kjell Caminha, Cloe Jancis, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Maarit Murka and Diana Tamane. An extensive public programme is part of the exhibition, featuring numerous dialogue partners: Grete Arro, Eva-Liisa Roht-Yilmaz, Community Development master’s students (UT), Värska Südamekodu care home residents, and many others. The exhibition is part of the satellite programme of the Tallinn Photomonth contemporary art biennial.
 
The common thread linking the artworks exhibited at the Tartu Art House Large Gallery and Monumental Gallery is the exploration of relevant social processes. The artists engage with topics such as the self-image and social networks of Roma, the roles of women and parents in society, the transmission of ancestors’ memories, the contradiction between external influences and independent thought, and the representation of communities in public space.  With the aim of sharing thoughts on these themes, raising new questions and discovering diverse viewpoints, the curator and artists involved dialogue partners from various fields and communities.
 
“Exhibition as Conversation” has grown out of the Ph.D. research by curator Hanna-Liis Kont and enables experimentation with conversation as a curatorial tool:  “My wish is that artists and local communities could interact more with each other. I am convinced that art helps bring about social changes, but for these changes to involve various parties, open dialogue is needed. I propose an exhibition as a conversation to see if such interactions can be fostered by using conversation as a curatorial method.”
 
You can find the full programme and registration information on the exhibition’s website vestlus.kunstimaja.ee. To keep up with the latest news, join the project’s Facebook event page.
 
Artists: Kjell Caminha, Cloe Jancis, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Maarit Murka, Diana Tamane
Curator: Hanna-Liis Kont
Conversation partners: Grete Arro, Zalina Dabla (European Roma Forum in Estonia), Katri-Evelin Kalaus (Psychology and Psychotherapy Centre Sensus), Dagmar Narusson (University of Tartu), Kati Ots (Tallinn Spatial Planning Centre), Eva-Liisa Roht-Yilmaz (University of Tartu), Gregor Taul, Estonian LGBT Association, production platform Reskript, Tartu Jaan Poska Gymnasium Debate Club, Community Development and Social Well-Being master’s students at the University of Tartu, Värska Südamekodu care home residents
Assistant: Signe Friedenthal
Graphic design: Allan Aug, Martina Gofman
 
Thanks: Estonian Academy of Arts, Tartu Art Museum, Gallery Pallas, Svarmil AS, Masintex OÜ, Madli Ehasalu, Annika Haas, Kulla Laas, Külli Lupkin, Rello Lääts, Mihkel Ristimäe, Saale Tartes
Supporters: Foxway OÜ, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Tallinn Photomonth, Tartu Artists’ Union, the City of Tartu, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Cultural Affairs Committee of Region Västra Götaland
 
Photos of the press release:
Diana Tamane. I’ll tell you everything I remember. 2019–2021. Video still
Cloe Jancis. Mother and Child. 2021. Photo
 
To participate in events taking place at the Tartu Art House, we kindly ask all visitors over the age of 18 to present proof of vaccination against COVID-19, of recent recovery from it, or of a recent negative test, and ID. There is no rapid testing on-site.
Additional information:
Tanel Asmer
 
Tartu Art House producer
Tel: +372 5562 1192
E-post: produtsent@kunstimaja.ee
Tartu Art House
 
Vanemuise 26, 51014 Tartu
Wed–Mon 12.00–18.00
www.kunstimaja.ee
www.facebook.com/kunstimaja
Cloe Jancis. Mother and Child. 2021. Photo Diana Tamane. I’ll tell you everything I remember. 2019–2021. Video still
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