The 8th Artishok Biennial 'BOTANICAL WITNESSES' at Tallinn Botanic Garden

2022 09 29 — 2022 10 30
Author Echo Gone Wrong
Published in Events in Estonia

The 10-day-long opening marathon of the 8th Artishok Biennial Botanical Witnesses will begin with the presentation of Ukrainian artist Alevtina Kakhidze’s video work Botanical Victims in the cinema hall of Tallinn TV Tower on September 29th at 6 pm. The marathon will end with the presentation of performance artist Liisa Saaremäel’s installation Private Party at the Tallinn Botanic Garden’s outdoor area in the evening of October 8th, followed by the biennial exhibition opening in the Palm House. Artishok Biennial, which will be open until the end of October, brings ten commissioned artworks and a hundred art critical texts to the exhibition visitors.

ARTISTS:
Sveta Grigorjeva, Aksel Haagensen, Alevtina Kakhidze, Sandra Kosorotova, Paul Kuimet, Marit Mihklepp, Liisa Saaremäel, Shubhangi Singh, Urmo Vaikla & Mikk Meelak, Ulla Alla & Merilin Kaup & Mari Möldre & Margus Tammik

WRITERS:
Leslie Moody Castro, Evie Evans, Piret Karro, Maria Helen Känd, Inga Lāce, Peeter Laurits, Tamara Luuk, Mattias Malk, Margit Mutso, Triinu Kööba & Elisa-Johanna Liiv

CURATOR:
Ann Mirjam Vaikla

Opening marathon of the 8th Artishok Biennial:

Thu, 29.09, 6:00 pm*
ALEVTINA KAKHIDZE, Botanical Victims
Tallinn TV tower, 2nd floor cinema hall
*Pre-registration in the attached form is required for free entry

Fri, 30.09, 6:00 pm
PAUL KUIMET, What It Is To Be What You Are Not
Tallinn Botanic Garden, Palm House (Atrium)

Sat, 01.10, 6:00 pm
SVETA GRIGORJEVA, BEFORE I KNEW YOU, I WAS ALREADY A FLOWER
Tallinn Botanic Garden, Palm House (Subtropical greenhouse)

Sun, 02.10, 6:00 pm
URMO VAIKLA & MIKK MEELAK, Signal
Outdoor area of Tallinn Botanic Garden, walking path at the fern valley

Mon, 03.10, 6:00 pm
AKSEL HAAGENSEN, Where have the kookaburras gone?
6 locations in Tallinn Botanic Garden: Palm House (Atrium and Subtropical greenhouse) and outdoor area (Arboretum)

Tue, 04.10, 6:00 pm
SANDRA KOSOROTOVA, Can I Grow Here
Tallinn Botanic Garden, 2nd floor of the Palm House (Atrium)

Wed, 05.10, 6:00 pm
MARIT MIHKLEPP, THE REST
Tallinn Botanic Garden, the stable of K. Päts Kloostrimetsa farm

Thu, 06.10, 5:30 pm
ULLA ALLA, MERILIN KAUP, MARI MÖLDRE, MARGUS TAMMIK, What we do in the shadows?
6 locations in the outdoor area of Tallinn Botanic Garden

Fri, 07.09, 6:00 pm
SHUBHANGI SINGH, birth of a grenade
Tallinn Botanic Garden, Palm House (Subtropical greenhouse)

Sat, 08.10, 6:00 pm
LIISA SAAREMÄEL, Private Party
Outdoor area of Tallinn Botanic Garden, opposite of the Palm House

Sat, 08.10, 7:00 pm
Opening of the 8th Artishok Biennial
Tallinn Botanic Garden, Palm House

Before the presentation of the artworks at the botanical garden, there will be a gathering at the biennial information point, in front of the Palm House.

More information about the public programme of the exhibition can be found on the social media channels and website of the Artishok Biennial artishokbiennale.com/ab2022.

Opening hours:
10-day-long opening marathon: September 29 – October 8, 2022, 6:00 pm*
*except on October 6, 5:30 pm
Exhibition opening: October 8, 2022, 7:00 pm (at the Palm House)
Exhibition is open: October 9-30, every day 11:00 am – 4:00 pm*
*Palm House closed on October 10 – 14