The international group exhibition ‘Whispering with Eyes Closed’ runs at EKA Gallery (Tallinn, Estonia) until 2 February. The exhibition deals with being asleep and dreaming, and the unlimited possibilities experienced during this time. The main characters depicted in the works have suddenly fallen asleep or are already dreaming, embarking on journeys into the unknown. The viewer experiences a foreign world through someone else’s hazy gaze, letting go, giving up control. The boundaries between the imaginary and the real blur and a leap into the void is made, creating sometimes conscious, sometimes unconscious images.
Participating artists: Victor Flavell (FR), Minni Havas (FI), Kadri Joala (EE), Tõnis Jürgens (EE), Ats Kruusing (EE), Sanna Nissinen (FI), Marc Sauvageot (EE)
Curator: Kaisa Maasik
Exhibition design: Kaisa Maasik
Graphic design: Fatima-Ezzahra Khammas
Technical support: Ats Kruusing
Exhibition was supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Sadolin Estonia.
Opening drinks from Põhjala Brewery.
‘Whispering with Eyes Closed’
EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
10.01.–02.02.2025
Photography: Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Victor Flavell “Untitled (Seated Portrait)” (2024), oil on canvas, 40 × 30 cm. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Ats Kruusing “Me, Frodo and Sam” (2024), oil on canvas, 150 × 100 cm. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Sanna Nissinen “Bird Eye View” (2023), sculpture, coloured concrete. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Minni Havas “Contemplation” (2024), oil on canvas, 170 × 130 cm. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Minni Havas “Intervention” (2024), oil on canvas, 170 × 130 cm. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Sanna Nissinen “Bird Eye View” (202), sculpture, coloured concrete. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Sanna Nissinen “Bird Eye View” (202), sculpture, coloured concrete. Photo by Ako Allik
Sanna Nissinen “Bird Eye View” (202), sculpture, coloured concrete. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Kadri Joala “Bola som tu (I was here)“ (2023), video, 4 min 54 s. Photo by Ako Allik
Marc Léger Sauvageot “White Horse” (2025), painting installation, egg tempera on plywood, 110 × 300 × 10 cm. Photo by Ako Allik
Marc Léger Sauvageot “White Horse” (2025), painting installation, egg tempera on plywood, 110 × 300 × 10 cm. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Victor Flavell “Fours Figures Resting (Before Distant Hills)” (2023), oil on canvas, 90 × 130 cm. Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Tõnis Jürgens “Reverse Perspective” (2025), installation, video mix (detail). Photo by Ako Allik
Tõnis Jürgens “Reverse Perspective” (2025), installation, video mix (detail). Photo by Ako Allik
Tõnis Jürgens “Reverse Perspective” (2025), installation, video mix. Photo by Ako Allik
Tõnis Jürgens “Reverse Perspective” (2025), installation, video mix. Photo by Ako Allik
Tõnis Jürgens “Reverse Perspective” (2025), installation, video mix. Photo by Ako Allik
Tõnis Jürgens “Reverse Perspective” (2025), installation, video mix (detail). Photo by Ako Allik
View from the exhibition “Whispering with Eyes Closed”, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 2025. Photo by Ako Allik
Kadri Joala “Identity” (2024), video, sound, 7 min 19 s. Photo by Ako Allik
