The exhibition deals with dread and hopelessness. It reflects a self-destructive situation where the man-made world is turning on us in an increasingly forceful way. With the participating artists of the exhibition, a journey is created, guided by uncertainty about what lies ahead.
For the first time, the Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) is curating collectively to bring together different experiences and ways of thinking, to save resources and reduce overproduction. The exhibition is split between EKKM, the city space and a programme of events. The exposition at EKKM includes completely new works (Jussi Kivi), works exhibited in Estonia for the first time (Ivana Bašić, Pakui Hardware, Jussi Kivi, Johanna Maria Parv, Emilija Škarnulytė), as well as works that have been made for previous exhibitions but have been given a new context and meaning (Anu Juurak, Peeter Ulas, Hanna Samoson).
In the city space, you can see an animated photo collage by Brit Pavelson and Sissela Jensen on the facade of the Explorer office building (Kai 1), the work O by Andra Aaloe, Aet Ader, Flo Kasearu, Kaarel Künnap and Grete Soosalu in various locations across Tallinn, and Raul Keller’s installation Girl in the Sewer in a storm drain in front of the EKKM.
The programme of events accompanying the exhibition enquires if there is a way out of this hopeless situation. The possibility of activism and resistance in a society in crisis is a starting point for events created by Mare Tralla (November 5 and 6) and the Üle Prahi group (November 1). During the exhibition, on November 20, a book launch is held for Active Art, edited by Joachim Hamou, Maija Rudovska and Barbara Sirieix.
A-tishoo, A-tishoo, We All Fall Down
2.11.–15.12.2019
EKKM,
Põhja pst. 35,Tallinn
www.ekkm.ee/en
Artists: Ivana Bašić, Pakui Hardware, Anu Juurak, Jussi Kivi, Raul Keller, Johanna-Maria Parv, Hanna Samoson, Emilija Škarnulytė, Peeter Ulas, Brit Pavelson & Sissela Jensen, Aaloe-Ader-Kasearu-Künnap-Soosalu, Mare Tralla, Üle Prahi
Curators: CCA (Marika Agu, Maria Arusoo, Kaarin Kivirähk, Sten Ojavee)
Graphic designer: Ott Metusala
Exhibition team: Henri Eek, Marten Esko, Dénes Farkas, Jonna Karvinen, Alver Linnamägi, Mariam Meparishvili, Tõnu Narro, Hans-Otto Ojaste, Johannes Säre, Mihkel Säre, Laura Toots
Supported by: Estonian Cultural Endowment, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estmak Capital, Moe Fine Spirit Distillery
Raul Keller, Girl in The Sewer, 2011. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Emilija Škarnulytė, Sirenomelia, 2017. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
(left) Peeter Ulas, Night, 1970. (right) Emilija Škarnulytė, Sirenomelia, 2017. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Peeter Ulas, Night, 1970. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Jussi Kivi, Abandoned Tunnel Between Two Cities, 2019. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Andra Aaloe, Aet Ader, Flo Kasearu, Kaarel Künnap and Grete Soosalu, O, 2011. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Andra Aaloe, Aet Ader, Flo Kasearu, Kaarel Künnap and Grete Soosalu, O, 2011. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
(left) Jussi Kivi, Styx – Northern Triburtary, Kharon’s Pier, 2015. (middle) Hanna Samoson, Unnamed, 2017/2019. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Ivana Bašić, A thousand years ago 10 seconds of breath were 40 grams of dust, 2017. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
(left) Jussi Kivi, Hellhole in Daylight, 2015. (right) Jussi Kivi, Topographical study of an unnamed location with underground additions, 2015. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Ivana Bašić, A thousand years ago 10 seconds of breath were 40 grams of dust, 2017. Detail. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Exhibition view of A-tishoo, A-tishoo, We All Fall Down at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, 2019. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Exhibition view of A-tishoo, A-tishoo, We All Fall Down at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, 2019. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Brit Pavelson and Sissela Jensen, Soft Grotesque, 2019, on the facade of the Explorer office building (Kai 1). Part of A-tishoo, A-tishoo, We All Fall Down at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, 2019. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Brit Pavelson and Sissela Jensen, Soft Grotesque, 2019, on the facade of the Explorer office building (Kai 1). Part of A-tishoo, A-tishoo, We All Fall Down at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, 2019. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
(left) Johanna-Maria Parv, Safe Ride, 2017. (right) Hanna Samoson, Unnamed, 2017/2019. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Hanna Samoson, Unnamed, 2017/2019. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Johanna-Maria Parv, Safe Ride, 2017. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Johanna-Maria Parv, Safe Ride, 2017. Detail. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Exhibition view of A-tishoo, A-tishoo, We All Fall Down at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, 2019. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Exhibition view of A-tishoo, A-tishoo, We All Fall Down at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, 2019. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
(left) Hanna Samoson, Unnamed, 2017/2019. (middle) Peeter Ulas, View, 1974. (right) Peeter Ulas, Traveling, 1972. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
(left) Peeter Ulas, View, 1974. (right) Peeter Ulas, Traveling, 1972. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Pakui Hardware, The Return of Sweetness, 2018. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Pakui Hardware, The Return of Sweetness, 2018. Detail. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Pakui Hardware, The Return of Sweetness, 2018. Detail. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
(left) Pakui Hardware, The Return of Sweetness, 2018. (right) Peeter Ulas, Evening, 1974. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Peeter Ulas, Evening, 1974. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Anu Juurak, How Does it Feel To Die, 2008. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
Anu Juurak, How Does it Feel To Die, 2008. Installation view at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia. Photo: Paul Kuimet.
