{"id":55687,"date":"2022-05-31T21:47:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/event\/puhad-kumblused\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T22:11:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T19:11:20","slug":"sacred-baths","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/en\/event\/sacred-baths\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Baths"},"content":{"rendered":"
The exhibition is part of the art program of Biotoopia (Biotoopia kunstiprogrammi<\/a>).\nSupported<\/strong> by Cultural Endowment of Estonia. \nTeam: <\/strong>Tiina M\u00e4\u00e4rmann, Kristi Lahne, Kalmar Kurs, Elias Kuulmann, Siim Vahur, Aleks M\u00e4rtson, Artproof, Elavad Pildid, Siim Soop, Kelli Gedvil.\nArtist thanks: <\/strong>Karina Laurits, Maria Hansar, Leelo Laurits, Uku Laurits, Andreas Weber, Emanuele Coccia, Alari Allik, Mart Meri, Mika Ker\u00e4nen, Carla Giacinti, Gianni Macchia, Aleksander Metsam\u00e4rt, Urmas L\u00fc\u00fcs, Greete P\u00f5rk, Kristel Larin, Vaba Lava.<\/pre>
The artist talk<\/strong> with Peeter Laurits, Urmas L\u00fc\u00fcs and Aleksander Metsam\u00e4rt will be held on 2nd of June at 5 pm. <\/strong>\n\nThe artist tour with Peeter Laurits<\/strong> will take place on 4th of June at 2 pm.<\/strong>\n\nThe exhibition at Vaal Gallery<\/a> will remain open until 2nd of July, Tue\u2013Fri 12\u20136pm, Sat 12\u20134pm. <\/pre><\/div>\n\n
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In Estonian culture, Peeter Laurits\u2019 work fits in with a theoretical grouping of different creative professionals who are interested in Estonians\u2019 and other Finno-Ugrians\u2019 mythological relationship with nature. To this day, many Estonians see themselves as a nation who has a special relationship with their natural environment and landscape. In the works of Peeter Laurits uber-technologization merges with old-growth forests, marshes, and ancient legends. Laurits see nothing contradictory in this, \u2018Human consciousness is based on archetypal structures which are probably not that dissimilar from those of pine trees, squirrels, or martens.\u2019<\/p>
We are searching for alien civilisations in outer space but should look for them in our backyard. In Laurits\u2019 work this becomes possible: there are cosmic vapours rising from the bog, the glowing metro map of Paris melds together with the bark beetles\u2019 tunnels, ancient brooks form a pulsating nervous system. \u2018I dive into the Underworld, into the effervescence of primaeval waters, into dampness, into root systems, and reflections of primordial patterns. The primaeval water is as warm as I am, it\u2019s as if I\u2019m diving into myself \u2026 to show you the delicate and beautiful Underworld. There is no cave of horrors \u2013 the Underworld is an Elysium where the roots of plants and mushroom mycelia interweave, everything grows through each other, juices of life are being drunk mutually, out of them are born communication and exchange networks, everything is bubbling and rotting in slow motion, death is translated into birth and resorbed back into the circle of life. The Underworld is a long, open-eyed kiss and the kitchen of earthly pleasures \u2013 moist and fluffy, a motherboard dissolved in water.\u2019<\/p>
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