Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art
\nJan 29 \u2013 Feb 27, 2022
\nTue – Sun 3pm – 6pm
\nTallinna mnt. 3b, Rapla<\/p>\n
The UN has declared 2022 the Year of Glass: https:\/\/www.iyog2022.org\/
\nTo celebrate this undertaking, the Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art launches its annual programme by proudly presenting a brand new exhibition of glass installations. Kati Kerstna\u2019s \u201cAccessories\u201d applies glass and illumination in order to – literally – shed light on environmental issues.<\/p>\n
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We regard our surroundings as accessories; whenever something gets lost or broken, we just exclaim \u201cOh s#!t, not again\u2026\u201d then shrug and go shopping for the next umbrella, handbag, shawl, or pair of gloves. Yet, no shopping trip can replace a species that\u2019s gone extinct, and it takes decades – or centuries – to grow another full-fledged, functioning habitat. <\/p>\n
Here, I present three new installations, made specially for the exhibition:<\/p>\n
\u201cDown\u201d is a metaphor for our situation within the modern world and the ongoing climate crisis – a situation each of us might not even fully comprehend.
\n\u201cValues\u201d I and II turn the spotlight on biodiversity; I\u2019m hoping to draw attention to, but also to evoke pride and joy in, our local, endangered, yet still fairly well-preserved natural riches.
\n\u201cAgreement. Once, in Paris\u201d expresses the importance of reaching agreements, and the inevitability of keeping one\u2019s promises.<\/p>\n
The installation \u201cAgreement. Once, in Paris\u201d was awarded the IRMA Collaborative grant for 2021.
\nhttps:\/\/www.irmacollaborative.com\/post\/irma-collaborative-annual-grant-recipient-2021<\/p>\n
Why glass? For me, glass – with its transparency and reflections, its play of light, can add a touch of magic to even difficult topics, impart them with a kind of visual poetry, thereby hopefully sparking curiosity and caring instead of apathy; bringing about goodwill and a wish to participate. In today\u2019s context, I dare even say – glass could give us an incentive to move with the times.<\/p>\n
Kati Kerstna<\/p>\n