The jewellery exhibition ‘The Aggressive Nature of Vulnerability’ is opening on the 12th of October at the Amandus Adamson Studio Museum (Adamsoni 3, Paldiski, Estonia). The finissage will be held on Sunday the 3rd of November at 2:30PM – 4PM. The exhibition is part of the Tallinn Applied Arts Triennial satellite programme.
We think of people wearing armour as violent and dangerous, while we ourselves use armour because we feel weak and vulnerable. It‘s a means of protection, but it is so easy to turn our fear into aggression against others; to keep people out or hurt them before they might hurt us. The best defence is offence, after all. It is a curious aspect of safety, how it can feel comforting and empowering to wear something scary or aggressive-looking. Of course, clay chains and patches of fraying armour offer no real protection… Or do they? Perhaps power is always built on fear and illusion?
The exhibition features jewellery and objects inspired by chain mail, chains and amulets. This project attempts to draw attention to the small conflicts in the way we think about armour, which unites through fear the emotionally very different ideas of safety and violence.
Ulrika Paemurru is a visual artist working mainly with jewellery, video and installation. Paemurru has an MA degree in Jewellery from the Estonian Academy of Arts and has taken part in exhibitions in Estonia, Italy and Germany.
The exhibition is open 12.10 – 03.11.24, Thursday-Sunday 11AM – 4PM. The finissage of the exhibition will take place 03.11 at 2:30 – 4PM.
The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
