Born:
1971 Tallinn, Estonia
Education:
- 1989-1993 Estonian Academy of Arts, metal art department,
- 1993-1995 Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Pforzheim, Schmuck und Gerät
- 1995-1999 Estonian Academy of Arts, metal art department,
- 1999 Master of Arts (MA)
Work experiences:
- 1995-1998 Teaching assignment at Estonian Academy of Arts (EAA) metal art department
- 1995-1998 Gallery manager at EAA
- 1999-2000 Teaching assignment at EAA metal art department
- 2001 Teaching assignment at Porvoo Art and Craft School metal art department, Porvoo, Finland
- 2001-2003 Head of the Department of Academic Affairs in EAA
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
- 1994
- "Millenium", AI Gallery, Tallinn
- 4eme Biennale des Jeunes Talents, Charleroi Belgium
- 1995
- "ESTFem", Vaal Gallery, Tallinn
- Since a member of artists group F.F.F.F.
- 1996
- ArtGENDA, Young Artists Biennale, Oksnehallen, Copenhagen
- "Subjects", Retretti Finland
- Enamel International III, Coburg Germany
- "Personal Time", (F.F.F.F.) Art of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania 1945-96,Warsaw; St.Petersburg
- EAA students exhibition, Musée de l'horlogerie, Genève Switzerland
- Space for Jewellery II, Prague Czech Republic
- 1997
- Talente 97, Munich Germany
- E-Meedium, (F.F.F.F.), Linnagalerii Tallinn; ERM Näitustemaja Tartu Estonia
- "Useless Things", Applied Art Museum, Tallinn
- Millenium II, Rotermanns Salt Storage Tallinn
- "Interstanding", (F.F.F.F.), EAA Gallery Tallinn
- "Videomedeia", Belgrade Yugoslavia
- 1998
- "Private Views" (F.F.F.F.), Rotermann's Salt Storage, Tallinn
- "Maailma nägu", Sammas Gallery, Tallinn
- 1999
- "Ferromenaalne", Art Hall Gallery Tallinn
- M.O.O.D., (F.F.F.F) Rotermann's Salt Storage, Tallinn
- "Mind Seduction / Meele Avaldus", Applied Art Museum Tallinn
- "Private Views II", (F.F.F.F.) Hungary
- 2000
- Grassimesse 2000, Leipzig Germany
- Baltic Design, Copenhagen Denmark
- Jewellery, (F.F.F.F.) Nida Lithuania
- "Chain Reaction", Aarau Switzerland
- 2001
- Jewellery, (F.F.F.F.) Szentendre Hungary
- "Daily Bread", (F.F.F.F.) Porvoo Gallery Johan S, Turku Gallery Vanha Raatihuone Finland
- 2002
- "Daily Bread", (F.F.F.F.) Gdansk, Poland
- "Daily Bread", (F.F.F.F.) Hansapanga galerii, Tallinn
- "Pentagram", (F.F.F.F.) Applied Art Museum, Tallinn
- "Kapital", (F.F.F.F.) Art Museum, Tallinn
- 2003
- "Daily Bread", (F.F.F.F) Gallery Hnoss Gothenburg, Sweden
- Notes, (F.F.F.F) Szentendre, Hungary
- "Austria and Beyond", OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, USA
- 2004
- Estonian Jewellery, Peking, China
- "ContacT", Mobilia Gallery Cambridge, USA
- "ContacT", Bacalar Gallery Boston, USA
- SOFA Chicago, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
Awards / Grants:
- Applied Art Triennial "Useless Things" Applied Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
- The Annual Prize of Estonian Cultural Endowment 2002
Collections (Private & Museum):
- 1998 Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn Estonia
- 1996 Estonian Applied Art Museum, Tallinn Estonia
- 2001 Swiss Country Museum, Zürich Switzerland
- 2001 Lars Pahlman Private collection, Finland
Artist Statement:
For me creating jewellery is an experiment to feel the need to adorn and a possibility to bring new objects into our world. A jewellery piece is also a mean of communication. It describes me and also my relation to the surrounding world.
I try to concentrate the feelings and emotions that I have experienced, into my works. The meanings of my jewellery are mostly readable on the emotional level; they are personal and often controversial.
I like to combine extremes, organic forms, dim materials and ambivalent things. I reflect different shapes and make their nature more contrast. I let the light flow into these forms and make them communicate with the other ones.
I create things that lie in the power of my game.
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