Holger Loodus’s exhibition Journey to the End of the World at the Art Hall Gallery revolves around three events that initially seem unrelated: the trip of Matthew Henson, a black explorer, to the North Pole with Robert Peary in 1909; the simultaneous arrival of artist Joseph Beuys’s shamanistic myth creation and social activism on the 20th-century art scene more than half a century later; and the anonymous flows of refugees, which during a short but intensive period, moved through the Arctic region from Russia to Norway two years ago. These events are connected by the North Pole, the beginning and end of journeys; and the various means, which that have changed over time, for arriving there.
The artist thanks: Kaie and Rein Loodus, Sander Põldsaar, Mari-Liis Rebane, Tanel Paliale, Hans Lillemets, Marko Sarv, Anna-Liisa Liiver, George Ahulo, Renae Rain, Erle Jusar, Timothy Moutsinga, Igor Ted Moutsinga, Tarvo Porroson, Tiina Ubar, Rain Tolk, Raili Keiv, Andreas Altmäe, Kristel Altmäe, Leho Vilu, Kristi Kongi, Rene Satsi, Triinu Tikas, Anu-Laura Tuttelberg, Andres Teiss, Reio Remma, Heiko Kask, Meel Paliale, Freda Purik, Ahti Lill; as well as the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Kuukulgur Film, the Seaplane Harbour, Nõmme Lennusadam, and the Nõmme Snow Park.
Holger Loodus graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in restoration (BA 2008) and painting (MA 2012). And he continued his studies in media art in Karlsruhe, Germany. His first solo exhibition 2015 Portraits took place in Tallinn at the Draakon Gallery in 2102. He lives and works in Tallinn.