The Hotel2023 · shown at Temnikova & Kasela
Stretched like a surface2020 · shown at Temnikova & Kasela
1982– · Estonian artist (born 1982)
Eesti Kunstimuuseum; Tartu Kunstimuuseum; Temnikova & Kasela; Vaal galerii
Anu Vahtra (1982) is an artist working in the photo- and installation medium, and who focuses on exhibition format and specifics of exhibition space, initiated by architectural characters, and a historical and contextual background. Her installations play with the spectator’s memory and senses, grasping the whole space while altering it as the content and format of the work. Therefore Vahtra’s work is ephemeral in nature – it’s not possible to re-enact her exhibitions in the initial form. Vahtra’s work has been described as analytical archaeology. One of Vahtra’s first works is “Dimensions Variable” (2009), in which she placed the depicted figure in-between a two and three dimensional space, so the space around the artwork became as important as the work itself. The same principle was used in photo-installation “17,9°” (2012). Exhibiting the work in a space with an ascending floor of 17,9 degrees in the Contemporary Arts Museum of Estonia, Vahtra focussed on the characteristics of the space. Practicing a contemporary way of exhibiting, she structured and regulated the view of the spectator. Therefore the perspective of Vahtra’s work is not just aesthetical, but actually contributes to its meaning. Vahtra also dealt with the physical properties of the aforementioned museum in the work “The Walls Stand, Speechless and Cold” (2015). In this photo installation she used a vacant space on the 2.
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Similar artists — same period, media and subjects: Sigrid Viir · Ove Maidla · Krista Mölder · Annika Haas · Karel Koplimets · Kristina Õllek
Contemporaries in Tartu Kunstimuuseum: Valter Jakovski · Norman Orro · Tnxalatte · Martin Rästa · Madis Katz
By decade: 2010s · 2020s
By medium: Photograph · Print · Other
Where the works are: Tartu Art Museum · Art Museum of Estonia
| Year | Title | Technique | Dimensions | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 120409-12511 I | photography; pigmenttrükk | kujutise laius: 60.0 cm; kujutise kõrgus: 42.0 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum |
| 2014 | Illusioon, moonutatud perspektiiv, tasakaalu puudumine, teine dimensioon I | mixed technique | kujutise kõrgus: 14.5 cm; laius: 23.9 cm; kõrgus: 32.5 cm; kujutise laius: 10.5 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum |
| 2014 | Illusioon, moonutatud perspektiiv, tasakaalu puudumine, teine dimensioon II | laius: 21.0 cm; kõrgus: 31.5 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2019 | Eemaldamise teel tervikuni (Completion through removal) | pigmenttrükk | kõrgus: 85.0 cm; tiraaž: 5.0 tk (5 + 2 AP); laius: 125.0 cm | Eesti Kunstimuuseum |
| 2020 | Brussel-Noord | pigmentfoto, aluminium | 110 x 73 cm | Vaal galerii · Vaal galerii kevadoksjon 2025 · Unsold |
| 2020 | Stretched like a surface | photocopy on paper, museum glass | 42×29cm | Temnikova & Kasela |
| 2023 | The Hotel | pigment print | 52×34cm | Temnikova & Kasela |
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