On Wednesday, September 6 at 18.00, Keiu Maasik’s exhibition Meadows of Change, A Place Called Home will open in Hobusepea gallery. The exhibition will be open until October 2, 2023.
“For the past few years, I had buried myself in the world of computer games and preferred to spend my free time in virtuality. It seemed to be an acceptable thought exercise that in the future human life will move to the virtual world. One of the games I immersed myself in for several months was Red Dead Redemption 2. I felt like there was no other place I’d rather be than in the world of RDR2. The game takes place in 1899 in America. The story follows the ventures of a gang of outlaws at a time when the Wild West is fading and civilization is encroaching. Their time is coming to an end and fear is in the air ahead of changes bound to arrive.
I was very frightened last year when I encountered a herd of wild horses. A rumble could be heard in the distance, and the ground beneath shook gently. At some point, about twenty horses came into view, galloping at full speed through sea water. The horses and the powerful scenery seen in the game now seemed hollow in comparison. I want the world to move forward, but I don’t want to lose the galloping horses roaming about freely.”
Keiu Maasik
The artist’s gratitude to: Madis Kurss, Kaisa Maasik.
The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Exhibitions in Hobusepea gallery are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Ministry of Culture and Liviko AS.
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 18.00, the co-exhibition of Kelli Gedvil & Kristen Rästas Wake Me Up When It’s All Over will open in Draakon Gallery. The exhibition will be open until September 30, 2023.
Wake Me Up When It’s All Over, the co-exhibition of Kelli Gedvili and Kristen Rästas, poetically reflects on the introverted urge to find shelter from everyday sensitivities and encapsulate in the digital world. The artists are focused on creating an atmosphere in which they explore the contemporary condition of humans living through one crisis after another.
The artists portray fantasy-based, long-lost and non-existent forms of life and landscapes in which to get lost in. They create symbols inspired by longing and grief, through which new artificial forms of life are born that can change the habitual ways of looking at the past and the way we form memories.
The exhibition includes an array of media – installative sculptures, intimate miniature works, interactive user experience based digital works and virtual reality, all accompanied by atmospheric soundscapes.
Sound design for Kristen Rästas’ work: Mataya Waldenberg.
Technical support: Ian Simon Märjama.
Graphic design: Nathan Tulve.
The artists’ gratitude to: Natalia Wójcik, Sten Saarits, Leegi Kiis, Marek Gedvil, Ago Märjama, Johannes Luik.
Remembering Anti Kidron.
Exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media in the program NEUSTART KULTUR Module D – Digital Mediation Formats.
Exhibitions in Draakon gallery are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Ministry of Culture and AS Liviko.
Avatud
E, K-P 11.00–18.00
Hobusepea 2, Tallinn, 10133
Avatud
E-R 11.00–18.00
L 11.00-17.00
Pikk 18, Tallinn, 10133