A-Galerii aknal, 05.09-30.11.2025
Avan 5.septembril oma esimese isikunäituse A-Galeriis, Tallinnas. Näitus on vaadeldav ööpäevaringselt Hobusepea tänava poolsel suurel aknal.
Kiirus on midagi, mida teavad kõik koolilastest kuni töötavate pensionärideni välja. Tänasel päeval on kõigil kiire ja seda on peaaegu võimatu välja lülitada. Kui valemisse lisanduvad väikesed lapsed, töö ja majapidamine, siis on otsetee vaimsesse ja emotsionaalsesse ummikusse garanteeritud. Kuidas ennast selles aidata?! Kuidas varastada hetki enda jaoks ja leida lõõgastust?!
Istudes oma esimese lõuendile prinditud Portaali foto ees avastasin end korraga mujalt. Sealt, kuhu keegi mulle järgneda ei saa. Kus saan olla iseendaga üksi ja ainult enda päralt. Seda kõike olukorras, kus pidevalt põllesabas rippuv laps vajab tähelepanu, ehted töölaual lõpetamist ja rohi maasikapeenras rohimist.
Nii sündis idee luua töövahend endale ja teistele. Fotokaameraga maalitud maal, mis suunab sind läbi voogava unenäolise pehmuse Portaali. Saad reisida linnulennul kohtadesse, kuhu keegi peale sinu ei pääse. Kus hetkeks keegi sinult midagi ei oota ja saad olla lihtsalt iseendaga.
Portaaliga kaasneb pihuehe, objekt mida hoida peos ja tunnetada selle vormi ja kummaliselt rahustavat jahedat pinda. Maali saab panna seinale ja ehte võtta kaasa, kui on soov siseneda portaali kodust väljaspool.
Käesoleva näituse töödega jätkan ehte kui miniskulptuuri hägusa piiri uurimist. Minnes seekord üle metallilt kivile jätkan materjali piiridega mängimist, andes muidu näiliselt tugevale materjalile õrnuse. Mind huvitab ehe kui objekt, skulptuur; omaniku suhe ehtega ja selle suhte taktiilne aspekt. Kuigi olen fotograafina tegutsenud peaaegu 20 aastat ja kasutanud oma ehete lähtepunktiks alati fotot, on see minu esimene näitus, kus korraga on eksponeeritud nii ehe kui ka foto.
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In her solo exhibition PORTAL, Kadi Veesaar continues to explore the boundary between jewellery and sculpture, with her photographic work accompanying the pieces. Having previously worked mainly with metal as her material, Veesaar now presents works in stone, emphasizing the fragility and tactility of an apparently strong material. Veesaar has been engaged with photography for nearly 20 years and has always used photography as a starting point for her jewellery, but PORTAL is her first exhibition where both are presented together. She writes about her work as follows:
“Nowadays everyone is in a hurry, and it is almost impossible to switch off. How can one help themselves in this situation? How can you steal moments just for yourself and find relaxation? Sitting in front of my first canvas print of the Portal photograph, I suddenly discovered myself elsewhere. A place where no one could follow me. All this despite my child constantly tugging at me for attention, unfinished jewellery on the workbench, and a strawberry patch overrun with weeds waiting for care.
This is how the idea was born: to create a tool for myself and for others. A painting made with a camera, guiding you through dreamlike softness into the Portal. You can fly like a bird to places no one else can reach. Places where, for a moment, nobody expects anything from you, and you can simply be with yourself.
The Portal is accompanied by a handpiece – an object to hold in your palm, to sense its form and its curiously calming, cool surface. The painting belongs on the wall, while the jewel can be taken along, should you wish to enter the Portal outside your home.”
Kadi Veesaar (b. 1976) is an Estonian artist whose work includes photography, jewellery, and objects. As a photographer she captures emotion, and as a jewellery artist she materialises it, expressing herself mainly through metal and stone. The relationship between jewellery and its wearer is essential to her practice. She encourages jewellery to be touched, sensed, noticed, and felt. Veesaar holds master’s degrees in textile technology/fashion design and in computer science; she studied jewellery at the Estonian Academy of Arts (2013–2015) and has done many courses abroad as well. Since 2015, she has been working as a freelance artist, has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions, and has taught at the Estonian Academy of Arts and at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy. Veesaar lives and works in Tartu County, where she has established a private studio, and she also works at the Cirrus shared studio in Tartu.