A second, starts and continues. I might as well go back to a cold autumn 4 years ago, when this basement project room, that might soon move or be renovated, was not anymore EKA Galerii, and not yet Vent Space. Back then, the floor was covered with approximately 1 ton of salt, and afterwards wouldn’t stop peeling off. Moved by this place and its characteristics, the following interventions are a proposal for motion, airing out, wrapping up with potential futures. From floor to ceiling, they are the outcome of a material stream of consciousness, a flux of thought and sensations poured into gestures, where the next sprung from the last one. The site specific installation aims to generate other flows in a building filled with pipes, just as a body, filled with pipes.
A second (2022, linoleum) ; (for Posenenske) (2022, porcelain) ; Title of the work, material, measurements (names) (2022, vinyl stickers and sound); We only need a cursor to move a little bit (2022, video).
Laura De Jaeger (1995) is a Belgian artist living and working in Tallinn. Her practice revolves around the notion of in-between, by working with local sites, histories and quotidian habits. Via casting, measuring and paraphrasing, she researches (often temporarily out-of- function) spaces’ and objects’ potential for spontaneity and fictional turns. She recently obtained her MA in fine arts (LUCA Brussels with exchange in EKA Tallinn) and her MA in cultural studies.
The artist expresses her gratitude to: Anne Eelmere, Anu Vahtra, Johannes Luik, Julien Jonas, Katri Palmik, Laura Liventaal, Liisi Kõuhkna, Nabeel Imitiaz, Lígia Maria Pires Fernandes, Nienke Fransen, Siim Hiis and the Vent Space team.
A second, Vent Space
Vabaduse väljak 6-8, 10146 Tallinn, Eesti
25/06 – 27/06/2022