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FROM SOIL AND OTHER THINGS

Kristiina Laurits 08.09-20.10.2023

On Friday August 8, the exhibition FROM SOIL AND OTHER THINGS by Kristiina Laurits will open in the VAULT of A-Galerii.

The exhibition FROM SOIL AND OTHER THINGS delves into the deep layers of the soul much like a blind mole navigating its labyrinthine underworld. Darkness blurs the boundaries of actions and thoughts, urging one to give meaning to what remains unseen in the daylight. Rest assured, the talpa already knows whether it’s war or peace, heaven or earth.

Author’s Note: Talpa europaea, the common mole.

Kristiina Laurits (born 1975) is a recognized Estonian jewellery artist. She studied in the Department of Jewellery and Blacksmithing at the Estonian Academy of Arts (BA 1997, MA 2003). In 2000, she furthered her education at the Escola Massana jewellery department in Barcelona, and in 2023, she attended Tartu University, completing the microdegree program “Museums and Future Heritage.” Laurits works as an exhibition designer and installer at several Estonian museums.

Laurits has participated in more than 100 jewellery exhibitions in Europe, China, and the United States. Her works are part of permanent collections at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, as well as the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. Laurits has been a member of the jewellery art group Castle In the Air (õhuLoss) since 1999. In 2017, she published the artist book “THE HAPPY FEW. Jewellery and Objects.”