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“I was born in 1935 in Saaremaa. In 1961 I graduated from SAIE with a degree in metal art and since then I have participated in exhibitions both at homeland and abroad. I have always enjoyed trying and experimenting with different materials and techniques. The memory of my youth has brought filigree technique back to my works, which, with its complexity and richness of detail, still offers creative satisfaction. And I feel that there are still many possibilities in this ancient technique. What has been done at this exhibition is calmer and more traditional than before ”. – Aino Kapsta

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Moonstruck

Olen kuust sõltuvuses.
See pole midagi hullu, mulle meeldib.

Mulle meeldib teda vaadata ja ette kujutada, mis seal üleval toimub.

See, kui ma vaatan üles ja kuu on alati olemas, tekitab minus hea tunde. Ma ei tahagi teada, milles asi on.

Ma olen kuust sõltuvuses.

See tema jõud ja varjundid, tema pind ja kujundid, tema lähedus ja kaugus. Ta on nii aus ja häbelik, mõnikord nii suur ja mõnikord nii väike.

Olen kuust sõltuvuses.

Ta teeb mind rõõmsaks ja kurvaks, metsikuks ja uniseks, teeb mind tugevaks ja nõrgaks. Ta on tume või hajuv, kahvatu ja valge, ta on hele või põlev punase, roosa ja kollase tooniga.

Olen kuust sõltuvuses.

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VISA HING VIII

The backbone of the jewellery exhibition VISA HING* VIII is the soul and its somewhat different meanings. Hinges are used in all work – a sturdy fastening part that allows rotational movement. Words and phrases that contain the word “soul” take on a playful and tangible form in the form of medallions. In the exhibition you can see what the “Great at heart”, “What gnaws at your soul?”, “Spiritual balance” and other souls look like.

*”Hing” in estonian means – soul, spirit, breath, hinge.

Triin Kukk will graduate from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a degree in jewellery in the spring. In 2014, she studied in exchange at Konstfack in Stockholm, and in the summer of 2015 she plans to go to Oslo for an internship.

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CIRCLES

“In the autumn of 2011, the Schleswig-Holstein Association of Applied Artists invited 5 Estonian applied artists, me among them, to participate in their annual exhibition in Lübeck. In the A-Gallery you can see the further developments of the jewellery made for this exhibition. The necklaces are “woven” of silver wire and added some cast seeds and leaves, “says Mari Pärtelpoeg.

“Mari’s jewellery is crisp in the Nordic way, simple in size, full of inner freedom, and correctly prepared. Everything is very logical, but there is something unexpected in each composition, something new, sometimes with a little trick. ” – jewellery artist Virve Pedari in the spring of 2014.

The exhibition was chosen as the best Vault exhibition in A-Gallery in the year of 2014.

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BODY GLOW

The exhibition is curated by Katarina Kotselainen and presents the works of five jewellery artists.

All five artists have their own approach to the theme. Body glow – the relationship between the body and the accessory with the viewer and the wearer. Every artist has also chosen their own materials.

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SOUL BOATS

Dedicated to my dear lost friends, the souls with whom I have a connection. Thanks to that, I also felt obligated and support in doing this exhibition. The support is invisible.
This exhibition is symbolic because of them, because according to legend, the boat takes the soul to the other shore.

Leida Ilo

The exhibition was chosen as the best Vault exhibition in A-Gallery in the year of 2013.

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SHELTER 2415

With the exhibition SHELTER 2415 grouping Urmas-Ott is engaging in development of men’s jewellery. The pieces are situated in a space specific room installation. The grouping is building a post-nuclear war shelter according to the post-apocalyptic world, which has been adapted as living quarters by the fictional survivors. Aesthetics of the displayed jewelry has been inspired by the question, what would the survivors of the apocalypse value and wear? What kind of changes would take place in the value system and psychology of people living in that world?

Grouping Urmas-Ott (Urmas Lüüs and Hans-Otto Ojaste) was born out of creative collaboration of two young metal artist. As a medium in their creative activity they have used jewelry, blacksmithing, graphics, street art, performances and have created experimental musical shows with a group “Postinstrumentum”. In 2010 Urmas-Ott was awarded with Tavasti grant.

The exhibition was chosen as the best Vault exhibition in A-Gallery in the year of 2012.

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WATER


It is a jewellery exhibition about the sea and sea stories.

Life is a journey. Thoughts, feelings, relationships, situations and longings move forward – this time by the sea. I don’t dream of a mighty ocean and powerful storms – I stand in a quiet bay and look at the water. Underwater worlds open up, an endless set of qualities and relationships. Quiet life enchants – on the surface of the water and in the depth. One or the other is visible, something can be perceived, many do not really know or can even guess. I watch beautifully flowing aquatic plants floating in the calm rhythm of the waves. However, the lush vegetation does not mean strong health for the bay – the bay is closing up.

“A drop in the sea” – it’s a non-existent size (“ah just a drop!” …), but once my bay is dry – and not a drop?

Everything is relative. The droplets become a whole, every detail is important.

The exhibition was supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment.

The exhibition was chosen as the best Vault exhibition in A-Gallery in the year of 2011.

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INONOTUS OBLIQUUS

Inonotus obliquus or chaga (cinder conk)
“It is a wood-rotting fungus parasitic on birch and other trees, that causes the tree’s trunk to break. The mushroom is brown and hard inside, and its platy fruitbody can be found under the bark, usually appearing after the host tree is completely dead. The mushroom is used as a remedy for cancer, gastritis and ulcers.”

I have always wondered how bad can develop into something good, or, in fact, be of avail to somebody. Is it inevitable, that the old needs to die to make way for the new? Is evil the compelling force? I don’t know, but these questions have puzzled me for a long time. With this jewellery I have tried to look for the answers. I am sure they give me just a half-truth, but in jewellery I have found an intersection that helps me to move on in my search.

Thanks to: Teet, Dénes, Berit, Ketli, Jukka
Cultural Endowment of Estonia

The exhibition was chosen as the best Vault exhibition in A-Gallery in the year of 2010.