Annual Exhibition 2024 DREAMS ABOUT MEANINGS
On December 6th from 6 pm A-Galerii will open its annual exhibition of Estonian contemporary jewellery, abstract objects and applied art that leaves plenty of room for interpretation. The materials used in the pieces range from various metals, textiles, and glass to organic materials. The exhibition concept embeds people and social practices addressing what kind of role and meanings given to objects play in curating our own personal reality.
A piece of jewellery and an art object is a valuable and layered conveyor of culture. It has symbolised belonging to a social, religious or political group functioning as a bind in between and a force guiding people to behave in a certain way. Therefore, assigning meaning to a physical object can be very efficacious on a personal and group level. There is a possibility to give meanings to an object that it originally did not have without the viewer.
Through objects, one can propose a hypothesis about the creation of the future. This activity enables us to break away from habitual meanings in relation to items and to consciously play around with them. This is proof that the future has not been fixed even though it might seem this way sometimes. The exhibition encourages the viewer to think about realistic and fictional scenarios about the future through dreaming and interpretation. With this practice new ideas and important meanings are being created.
The exhibition is open from December 6, 2024, to January 11, 2025.
The artists: Agnes Veski, Alne Raunam, Anneli Oppar, Anneli Tammik, Anne Reinberg, Bruno Lillemets, Claudia Lepik, Darja Popolitova, Edgar Volkov, Elize Hiiop, Ene Valter, Erle Nemvalts, Eve Margus, Hansel Yuchen Tai, Hans-Otto Ojaste, Harry Tensing, Henry Mardisalu, Ivar Kaasik, Ive-Maria Köögard, Julia Aleksandra Mikson, Kati Erme, Keesi Kapsta, Keiu Koppel, Krista Lehari, Kristiina Laurits, Liina Lelov, Liisbeth Kirss, Mari Pärtelpoeg, Mart Talvar, Nils Hint, Piret Hirv, Riin Somelar, Raili Vinn, Sille Luiga, Tatiana Iakovleva, Tõnis Malkov, Ulvi Haagensen, Urmas Lüüs, Urve Küttner, Viktorija Lillemets, Valdek Laur, Ülle Mesikäpp, Ülle Voosalu
Exhibition team:
Curator: Liisi Kõuhkna
Set design: Anna Shkodenko
Graphic design: Cristopher Siniväli
Coordinator: Sille Luiga
Support: Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Academy of Arts