PRACTICE FOR BEING
Sandra Sirp
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On Thursday, November 20 at 18.00 the exhibition Practice for Being by Sandra Sirp will open at Hobusepea gallery. The exhibition will remain open until December 14, 2025.
Gray is being in dark November.
Gray is the horizon, gray is the sea, gray is stable like a stone.
Gray is balance – supporting and holding, still and peaceful.
“Practice for Being” is directed towards anxiety – within us and around us. Through gray tones and rocky surfaces, I look for places of contact between tension and peace, trying to bring them together into one complete flow.
How to find your center, stay focused and stay afloat in the wavy sea of anxiety? How to keep balance with the ups and downs and the constantly updated information flow? How to make time stop for a while and just be? This is an increasing challenge in today’s world.
Painting has become an important practice for me, where through painting repetitions of lines and surfaces I can experience a longed-for state – silence and slowing down in this world that moves too fast for me. I experience a similar state when looking at the endless sea – calm or raging, but always quieting thoughts. The exhibition includes the series “Wave” consisting of ten oil paintings and an underground installation in which to ground yourself.
www.sandrasirp.com
Soundscape: Sven Liba
The artist’s gratitude goes to: Sven Liba, Karl Taul, Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Exhibitions in Hobusepea gallery are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Estonian Ministry of Culture, and Liviko AS.
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
18.12.-11.01.2026
Tuomas Lehtomaa (FI) & Petra Vehviläinen (FI)
Tuomas Lehtomaa (FI) & Petra Vehviläinen (FI)
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
14.01.-09.02.2026
Liina Leo
Liina Leo
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
11.02.-09.03.2026
Maria Izabella Lehtsaar
Maria Izabella Lehtsaar
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
12.03.-06.04.2026
Spring Exhibition 2026
Spring Exhibition 2026
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
08.04.-11.05.2026
Gerda Hansen & Rebecca Norman
Gerda Hansen & Rebecca Norman
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
13.05.-15.06.2026
Viktoria Martjanova - EAA Young Artist Award 2025
Viktoria Martjanova - EAA Young Artist Award 2025
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
17.06.-20.07.2026
Maarja Mäemets & Evelina Lindström (SE)
Maarja Mäemets & Evelina Lindström (SE)
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
22.07.-24.08.2026
Johanna Mudist
Johanna Mudist
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
24.08.-28.09.2026
Andre Joosep Arming
Andre Joosep Arming
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
30.09.-02.11.2026
Liina Siib
HANNA SAMOSON
Liina Siib
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
04.11.-07.12.2026
Hanna Samoson & Mathias Väärsi & Sten Ojavee
Hanna Samoson & Mathias Väärsi & Sten Ojavee
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
09.12.-11.01.2027
Aksel Haagensen & Triin Kerge
Aksel Haagensen & Triin Kerge
Sandra Sirp (1988) expresses herself through a minimalist geometric visual language, through emptiness and space. In the work of the last ten years, Sirp has focused on balance and slow process and subject matter, which draws a connecting line between the painting series and forms a single whole approach. Sirp holds a BA in Art Education from Tallinn University (2012), a BA in Media Graphics from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2017). She has studied Painting in University of Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2015/2016) and has studied Art Education (MA) in EKA/TLU (2019–2022). Sirp is a member of the Estonian Association of Painters since 2023. Sirp’s works can be found in private collections and in the collection of EMMA Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art.
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THE SCREAM OF KALEVIPOEG. DREAM OF A MONUMENT
Kirke Kangro
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On Thursday, 20 November at 18:00, Kirke Kangro’s solo exhibition The Scream of Kalevipoeg. Dream of a Monument opens at Draakon Gallery. The exhibition will remain open until December 14.
Kalevipoeg is an epic hero who perishes by his own sword. As he wades through the River Kääpa, the blade cuts off his legs. According to Kreutzwald, Kalevipoeg’s cry of pain rose to the heavens, swelling into the clouds — and is said to echo to this day.
In myth, heroes are often torn apart or cut to pieces: Orpheus by the maenads; Set dismembers his brother Osiris, whom Isis later reassembles and revives; in India, Shiva accidentally beheads his son Ganesha, then replaces the head with that of an elephant.
The exhibition takes its cue from Kalju Reitel’s sculpture “Estonia Awakens” in Tapa, depicting Kalevipoeg — a work seen by some as casting a shadow over the town. What might a monument look like that builds a positive identity and inspires confidence?
Kalevipoeg’s cry has been heard. His feet have been found. If all the parts of the mythical hero were gathered and sung together again, Kalevipoeg, like Osiris, might once more come to life.
The exhibition is supported by The Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Riisipere Puit.
The artist thanks: Ain Kilk, Hasso Krull, Linda Kaljundi, Kristjan Mändmaa, Valdek Laur, Madis Kaasik, Anneli Oppar, Anu Allas, Isabel Aaso, Kristjan Haljak, Oliver Issak, Mart Kalm, Anna-Magdaleena Kangro, Maarja Kangro, Mart Kangur, Kristi Kongi, Gregor Kulla, Johannes Luik, Tanja Muravskaja, Kaido Ole, Margus Ott, Sille Pihlak, Rein Raud, Liina Siib, Anu Tali, Marek Tamm, Gregor Taul, Helena Tulve, Tõnis Vilu, David Vseviov.
The exhibitions in Draakoni Gallery are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Estonian Ministry of Culture, and Liviko AS.
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
15.12.-10.01.2026
Art Allmägi
Art Allmägi
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
Art Allmägi (1983) is a sculptor and installation artist. He has studied sculpture at the Pallas University of Applied Sciences (BA, 2008) and the Estonian Academy of Arts (MA, 2011). Allmägi's exhibition projects are characterised by a thematic seriality. In this exhibition series, the author explores creation based on collaboration. Previous exhibition series have been Russia-themed and narrative-centric.
12.01.-07.02.2026
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
09.02.-07.03.2026
Riin Maide
Riin Maide
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
12.03.-04.04.2026
Spring Exhibition 2026
Spring Exhibition 2026
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
06.04.-09.05.2026
Erik Hõim
Erik Hõim
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
11.05.-13.06.2026
Mara Kirchberg (EST/DE)
Mara Kirchberg (EST/DE)
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
15.06.-18.07.2026
Riina Varol
Riina Varol
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
20.07.-22.08.2026
Vano Allsalu
Vano Allsalu
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
24.08.-26.09.2026
Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins
Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
28.09.-31.10.2026
Eike Eplik & Angela Maasalu
Eike Eplik & Angela Maasalu
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
07.12.-09.01.2027
Christmas Market
Christmas Market
Kirke Kangro is a sculptor and installation artist interested in how spatial and object-based forms can be used to address questions related to the human world and cultural space. In her installations, she employs minimalist means to analyse specific spatial situations and unfold the paradoxes of human experience. In recent years, her focus has been on issues of public art, and she has worked as a curator in research project “New Frames of the Monument,” which deals with the recontextualization of dissonant monumental heritage. Kangro has curated several international exhibitions and currently works at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a professor and the Dean of Fine Arts.
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