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1986– · Estonian artist (born 1986)
Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum; Eesti Kunstimuuseum; Kogo galerii; Ruki galerii; Tallinna Linnamuuseum; Vaal galerii
Karel Koplimets (1986) is a photographer, video and installation artist, working with notions like urban space, fear, paranoia, prejudice and criminality. In his latest projects, Koplimets explores travelling and migration caused by economic and geopolitical realities, expressed in phenomena like shopping tourism and commuting. One of the most notable traits of Koplimets' work is the psychological aspect – his large scale installations influence the viewers' sense of space. Together with artists Sigrid Viir and Taaniel Raudsepp, Koplimets initiated the art project OÜ Visible Solutions (2010–ongoing), investigating the relationship between art and economy. Their works analyse various aspects of the creative economy, for example, the situation where artists are also entrepreneurs, making art into merchandise. In several of his projects, Koplimets has blended the everyday with fiction, creating works where the fragile line between reality and imagination is ambivalent or blurred. His “Suburbs of Fear” (2012) explores fears related to urban environment. The artist was interested in residential areas and how people consider some of those areas to have a poor reputation. “Case No 12. Kalamaja” (2016), exhibited at Draakoni Gallery, focused on gentrification and paranormal phenomena occurring around the artist's neighbourhood. Koplimets shifts the viewer's sense of space by creating a tense and frightening atmosphere in his photos. The video installation in the gallery's basement centred on an appearing and disappearing human figure and the resulting anxiety in the viewer. In projects “Case No 11. TALSINKI” (2016/1017) and “Case No 13. Waiting for the Ship of Empties” (2017) Koplimets was looking at migration between Estonia and Finland. The first to be observed were cruise ship passengers, both tourists and workers, who often commute to their job on the other side of the Baltic Sea. Among the cruise tourists there is a considerable amount of people visiting Estonia to buy cheap alcohol. So the economic relations between Finland and Estonia should be viewed from two sides: tourists contribute to the Estonian economy, and Estonians working in Finland enliven the economy there. The artist's interest in shopping tourism and commuters was also evident in “Case No 13. Waiting for the Ship of Empties”. In Helsinki, Koplimets built a raft from the empties of various alcoholic drinks with Estonian tax stamps, and used it to sail to Estonia. After successfully landing in Tallinn the raft of empties together with a video installation about the journey was exhibited in.
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Similar artists — same period, media and subjects: Liisi Eelmaa · Paul Kuimet · Kristina Õllek · Anu Vahtra · Ove Maidla · Tanel Veenre
Contemporaries in Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum: Mark Antonius Puhkan · Laura Kõiv · Robert Suvi · Kaie Pungas · Matti Pärk
By decade: 2010s · 2020s
By medium: Photograph · Print
Where the works are: Estonian Academy of Arts Museum · Tallinn City Museum · Art Museum of Estonia
| Year | Title | Technique | Dimensions | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hirmu äärealad (Suburbs of Fear) | Eesti Kunstimuuseum | ||
| 2018 | Juhtum nr 14. Laev tormisel Läänemerel 2/6 + 1AP | video, 3D animatsioon, colour UHD, heli | 3200 x 1800 cm | Vaal galerii · Vaal galerii kevadoksjon 2024 · Unsold |
| 2022 | I dissolved into Solitude | Pigmenttinditrükk alumiiniumkomposiidil, tammepuidust vitriinraam | 41 × 81 cm | Ruki galerii |
| 2022 | Nimeta (Kortermaja) 5 + 2 AP | pigmenttinditrükk alumiiniumkomposiidil, tammepuidust vitriinraam, muuseumiklaas | 63 x 45 cm | Vaal galerii · Vaal galerii kevadoksjon 2024 · Unsold |
| 2023 | Driven | Two-channel UHD video with sound, 18’, custom-made speakers: glass fiber, car paint | Kogo galerii | |
| 2024 | Aftermath (I) | Silver gelatine prints, aluminium frame, passe-partout, 1/5 | 70 × 47 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2024 | Aftermath (II) | Silver gelatine prints, aluminium frame, passe-partout, 1/5 | 70 × 47 cm | Kogo galerii |
| — | Adamson-Eric. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Albert Hansen. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Ando Keskküla. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Anton Starkopf. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | August Kilgas. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Ferdi Sannamees. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Friedrich Leht. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Hans Kuusik. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Jaak Kangilaski. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Jaan Vares. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Rotermanni tänav Rotermanni kvartalis | digitaalfotograafia | Tallinna Linnamuuseum | |
| — | Signe Kivi. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid“ | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum | ||
| — | Voldemar Päts. Portree seeriast „EKA rektorid | Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muuseum |
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