When I was in Estonia for the first time in 2003 to participate in the exhibition Other Neighborhood I was impressed by the warm welcome that I received as an artist. This encouraged me to continue to search for partners in that part of the world. In the past several years this relationship has grown and has lead to a concrete project:
the
blog project Tallin connection
(in cooperation with the curator Reet Varblane)
whose goal—to organize an exhibition in the Tallin National Art Gallery became a reality in December 2008-January 2009 with a successful show titled thisPLACEd, curated by Reet Varblane. Under_construction artists also held a FACE 2 FACE meeting from May 9-11 in Berlin with their Estonian counterparts in order to discuss relevant issues (hybrid identities, transnations, nationalism) as well as media-related topics including blogs, possible exhibits etc... The meeting was documented in video and a text of the proceedings was published.h
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Face
2 Face meeting in Berlin
organized by Silvina Der-Meguerditchian, Underconstruction e.v.
Program for the meeting (May 9-11-2008)
Participants
Achot
Achot
Yerevan/Paris
Emily
Artinian
London
Archi
Galentz
Moscow/Berlin/Yerevan
Eléonore de Montesquiou
Paris/Berlin/Tallinn
Olga
Jurgenson
Tallinn/London
Silvina
Der-Meguerditchian
Buenos
Aires/Berlin
Friday
09.05
(only for participants)
Welcome evening
Meeting and dinner 18:00 – 21:00
Saturday 10.05
(only for participants)
Meeting 14:00 -19:00
Atelier Sigmaringerstr. 1, 4th. Floor, room 495
Introduction
by Silvina Der-Meguerditchian and Estela Schindel
Presentations
of the participants statements
Achot
Achot 14:30 – 14:50
Emily Artinian, 14:50 - 15:10
Archi Galentz 15:10 - 15:30
Eléonore de Montesquiou 15:30 - 15:50
Break 15:50 - 16:10
Olga Jurgenson 16:10 - 16:30
Tanja Muravskaja 16:30 - 16:50
Silvina Der-Meguerditchian 16:50 - 17:10
Break
(20 Min)
Discussion
17:30 till 19:00
Moderation: Estela Schindel
(The
discussion will be filmed)
Sunday 11.05
Morning:
11:15
Presentation of the project in the Conference HackfemEAST
by Eléonore de Montesquiou, Olga Jurgenson and S. Der-Meguerditchian
Afternoon:
Visit of the Berlin biennale with the group
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