Dreams about Meanings at the A-Galerii

Artist list

Kati Erme, Ulvi Haagensen, Elize Hiiop, Nils Hint, Piret Hirv, Keesi Kapsta, Liisbeth Kirss, Keiu Koppel, Ive-Maria Köögard, Kadi Kübarsepp, Urve Küttner, Tatiana Lakovleva, Valdek Laur, Kristiina Laurits, Krista Lehari, Liina Lelov, Claudia Lepik, Bruno Lillemets, Viktorija Lillemets, Sille Luiga, Urmas Lüüs, Tõnis Malkov, Henry Mardisalu, Eve Margus, Julia Maria Künnap, Ülle Mesikäpp, Julia Aleksandra Mikson, Erle Nemvalts, Hans-Otto Ojaste, Anneli Oppar, Darja Popolitova, Mari Pärtelpoeg, Ane Raunam, Anne Reinberg, Riin Somelar, Hansel Tai, Mart Talvar, Anneli Tammik, Taavi Teevet, Harry Tensing, Maria Valdma-Härm, Ene Valter, Kadi Veesaar, Kertu Vellerind, Agnes Veski, Raili Vinn, Edgar Volkov, Ülle Voosalu

The materials used in the pieces range from various metals, textiles, and glass to organic materials. The exhibition concept embeds people and social practices addressing what kind of role and meanings given to objects play in curating our own personal reality.
 
A piece of jewellery and an art object is a valuable and layered conveyor of culture. It has symbolised belonging to a social, religious or political group functioning as a bind in between and a force guiding people to behave in a certain way. Therefore, assigning meaning to a physical object can be very efficacious on a personal and group level. There is a possibility of giving meaning to an object that it originally did not have without the viewer.
 
Through objects, one can propose a hypothesis about the creation of the future. This activity enables us to break away from habitual meanings in relation to items and to play around with them consciously. This is proof that the future has not been fixed even though it might seem this way sometimes. The exhibition encourages the viewer to think about realistic and fictional scenarios about the future through dreaming and interpretation. With this practice new ideas and important meanings are being created.