“Things are closer than they appear” by Kristi Paap, Ketli Tiitsar and Siiri Nõva

On Friday, 13 October at 5:00 p.m. the joint exhibition “Things are closer than they appear” by Kristi Paap, Ketli Tiitsar and Siiri Nõva will open in the small gallery of the Tartu Art House. 

The exhibition brings the viewer into immediate proximity to everyday familiar phenomena through materials, exploring the handmade rural living environment, the piled objects there, the plant community of the garden, its duration, current use and awareness.

The emergencies of the last few years have led to a rethinking of personal time and space; unexpected ways and opportunities have emerged to deal with restrictions and limitations and to find inspiration. Discussions about the common elements of everyday life, contemporary applied art, crafts, art and architecture – materials, work methods and their rethinking – provided the artists with the idea of creating a common perceptual space.

“We are bound by a fondness for a consciously time-consuming work process and continuous dialogues with materials. However, this does not mean that we are stuck in conventions; rather, we are looking for points of connection between the conventional and the contemporary,” the artists explain.

Kristi Paap (b. 1973) graduated from the metal art department of the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1996 and belonged to the group F.F.F.F. (Fun For Five Females, 1996–2005). She has been exhibiting since 1994 in Estonia, Europe, USA, China and South-Korea. Her works belong to the collection of Estonian Art Museum, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, several public and private collections in Estonia and abroad as well. Since 2002 Kristi is a member of Estonian Artists’ Association.

Ketli Tiitsar (b. 1972) is an Estonian artist who, in addition to studying jewellery at the Estonian Academy of Arts, has furthered her education at the Norwegian National College of Art and Design and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in the Netherlands. She belonged to the group F.F.F.F. (Fun For Five Females, 1996–2005). She has been exhibiting since 1994 in many European countries, Mexico, USA, and China. Her works belong to the collection of Estonian Art Museum, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, several public and private collections in Estonia and abroad as well. Since 2002 Ketli is a member of Estonian Artists’ Association.

Siiri Nõva (b. 1967) graduated from the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1999. She has worked as an architect, focusing on traditional materials and their use in modern architecture, has created interior architecture, and has designed exhibitions in the Estonian Museum of Architecture, the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design and the Estonian Open Air Museum.

Exhibition architecture: Siiri Nõva
Graphic design: Tuuli Aule
Sound: Janek Murd
Supporter: Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Thanks: Hille Saluäär, the SRIK scrap material warehouse, Aune Mark, Janek Lepp and Kaupo Kangur

The exhibition is open until November 12.

Additional information:
Urmo Teekivi
Tartu Art House producer
Tel: +372 5562 1192
E-post: produtsent@kunstimaja.ee

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