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Saga. Iceland: Art and Narrative / exhibition design
„Saga. Iceland: Art and Narrative” Curators: Norbert Weber, Halldór Björn Runólfsson Design: Eve Arpo, Grete Veskiväli Graphic Design: Külli Kaats Project manager: Triin Tulgiste Estonian Art Museum KUMU www.kumu.ee
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installation “melody” / estonian pavilion at world EXPO
Artists Eve Arpo and Timo Toots are collaborating with Estonia concert piano factory. Estonia concert pianos are hand-crafted and have gained much recognition throughout the world. With some technical input by the artists the piano is teaching visitors Estonian national anthem. Piano was presented at the Estonian pavilion at World EXPO in Milan. Estonian Pavilion at World EXPO 2015, Milan Tallinn Academic Library 2009, Tallinn Idea and spacial design: Eve Arpo Partner: Timo Toots With the support of: Finnish Institute…
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Painting exhibition “Firemen and other men” at fire tower
“Firemen and other men” Curator: Eve Arpo Graphic design: Jaan Evart Fire tower Raua tn 2, Tallinn August Künnapu painting exhibition “Firemen and other men” is a first exhibition in the historic fire tower. August Künnapu got inspiration from the archives of Estonian Firefighting Museum and from Peeter Simm movie “Siren” (1979). With the support of: Estonian Rescue Board, Krista Loorits, Tõnis Kivisaar, Priit Pääsuke http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.854310801280371.1073741851.322615827783207&type=3
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Exhibition design at Estonian Art Museum KUMU
„Telling tales. Swiss and Baltic artists” Curator: Felicity Lunn (CentrePasquArt) Design: Eve Arpo, Grete Veskiväli Graphic Design: Kätlin Tischler Project manager: Ragne Nukk Estonian Art Museum KUMU www.kumu.ee
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OPEN-AIR INSTALLATION AND PROJECT SPACE “LAUD” / KUMU MUSEUM
LAUD (eng.: board) is a temporary open-air installation at the ground of the former Arts Academy of Estonia. The project’s sculptural form inspires new forms of social engagement and communication. This site-specific installation reminds us that social behavior is shaped by art and design, and vice versa. LAUD activates a cheerless vacant lot used for parking and creates alternatives for organizing art and other events. 50-metre-long concrete boards on the ground provide a space for public lectures and exhibitions. LAUD is…
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Body and Space #2
With the performance I am exploring the relations between space, body and everyday objects. I am intrigued by the meaning and power that certain objects contain. Prologue: until 2010, the dutch law allowed to squat a building by someone if the space was empty and not in use. When a building was squatted, it was normal to invite the police to inspect the squat. The police checked whether the place was lived in by the squatter. In legal terms, this means there…
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Body and Space #1
An exploration of co-existence of space and a human body. I am dislocating any rules by illustrating an alternative way of using this space. The work is about enjoying the body that you have in the space that surrounds it. I am fascinated by how space and objects predefine our actions. We have been taught to read the signs of objects and to behave according to the information. For that reason our movement is predictable and the body has become machinery; performing the tasks and acting…
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interactive installation “Astrid” / KUMU permanent collection
Mobile phone Astrid enables you to make phone calls for free. When you are kneeling in front of Astrid, it is about you and a machine. The relationship is honest. Visitor about Astrid: “We went to KUMU museum with kids to make phone calls with Astrid. The kids were excited and the security guard amused when he heard my kids talking to Mummu (grandmother). I was embarrassed – all the visitors heard the conversation at the lobby! Mummu did not…
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Open Studios
The aim of Open Studios is to bring artists and local people together providing opportunities for the public to visit studios, homes and workshops of people working in a wide range of arts including: visual art, sculpture, textile, jewelry, photography, installation, performance and video art. The visitors have a possibility to talk directly to artists about the techniques they use and the passion that inspire them. Open Studios is an annual event. First Open Studios took place in 2011, when 167…
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A Day Without the Mobile Phone
We invite people to spend 24 hours without their mobile phone. The phones are hanged up on a tree in a city center where they create a light and sound installation. Our every day companion, mobile phone, gets meaningful assessment when looking at it from a distance. A Day Without the Mobile Phone is an urban intervention, including people and the media. The authors have organized it in art festivals in Estonia, Canada, Brazil and Germany. This work is part of Riin Rõõs’ MA thesis “A…
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Laundry day
City is my home. I am free. Laundry day balances the masculine urban space. Performance took place at Kalarand* in Tallinn, 2012 By Eve Arpo and Riin Rõõs * Kalarand is an area next to Tallinn harbor and old town. It is a valuable spot that has a good opportunity to open the city center to the sea. The area is not developed – detail planning has been in a process since 2000. Local inhabitants, city municipality and developers have disagreements…
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Drawing a circle
Performance, 60” By Eve Arpo Creating a state of mind. Creating a space. Culture Factory Festival at Polymer, Global Container XXV Tallinn, Estonia 2012 Acknowledgments: Marit Mihklepp photos: Janno Bergmann & Silver Soorsk
