Estonian artist (born 1989)
Eesti Kunstimuuseum; Kogo galerii
Kristina Õllek, Fluxes of Sediments no.2". 2023. Pigment ink print, 40×57 cm, with grown sea salt, cyanobacteria, green fluorescent pigment, limestone, Kristina Õllek (1989) is a visual artist working in the field of photography, video and installation, with a focus on investigating contemporary visual culture and display; its materiality as well as the actual mode of mediation of the representation process. In her practice she frequently uses situations when fact and fiction, synthetic and natural, copies and the original intertwine, becoming a hybrid object/matter to obtain fresh meaning. She’s interested in stretching the boundaries of what can we see and use from an image and space, especially now in the age of rapidly developing and highly manipulative technology. Within her recent projects she’s been more interested in the notion of new technologies and geological matter, the connectivity of the spatial and ecological circumstances, as well the components and resources that enable such technologies to create today’s environment. Her work is often site-sensitive and analyses the location and the format of exhibition-making, questioning the display and the politics of installation from the perspective of a historical museum to an online space and future archeology.
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| Year | Title | Technique | Dimensions | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Uue aja Nautilus (Nautilus New Era) | Eesti Kunstimuuseum | ||
| 2020 | Feeling With the Water Jelly | Pigment ink print on aluminium, museum glass, showcase frame (birch) covered with silicone (UV), , 2020 | 70 × 97 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2022 | Forming Surface no.1 | Pigment ink print with grown sea salt crystals, cyanobacteria and green fluorescent pigment, , 2022 | 60 x 40 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2022 | Forming Surface no.2 | Pigment ink print with grown sea salt crystals, cyanobacteria and green fluorescent pigment, , 2022 | 60 x 40 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2022 | Surface Accumulation no.2 | Pigment ink print on aluminum, cnc engravings on glass, green showcase frame (beech), with cnc engravings and silicone (UV), , 2022 | 70 x 48 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2022 | Vee, tsüanobakteri, meresoola ja muu geopoliitilise jõu vool läbi metallvõrgu | artist's own technique | Eesti Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2023 | Do You Remember? | Pigment ink print on aluminium, CNC cutting, clay, , 2023 | 107 × 70 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2023 | Neelates hüpoksilist vett (Absorbing Hypoxic Water) | artist's own technique | Eesti Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2023 | Setete vood nr. 1 (Fluxes of Sediments no. 1) | artist's own technique | Eesti Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2023 | Setete vood nr. 2 (Fluxes of Sediments no. 2) | artist's own technique | Eesti Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2023 | Silurian Waters getting updates on Current Waters (Cephalopoda) | Diasec. Edition of 1/3 + 2 AP (unique), , 2023 | 27 x 37 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2023 | Silurian Waters getting updates on Current Waters (Trilobite) | Diasec. Edition of 1/3 + 2 AP (unique), , 2023 | 29 x 20 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2024 | Cyanobacterial Bloom Index | Pigment ink print with grown sea salt crystals,cyanobacteria and green fluorescent pigment, limestone, marine chain, , 2024 | 32 x 21 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2024 | Dissolving and Seeing You, Dunaliella Salina | Inkjet prints with grown sea salt from Camargue. Edition of 1/3 + 2 AP (unique), , 2024 | 124 × 86 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2024 | Drifting Through Waters, From Its Deep Past and Within Its Shallow Present. I’m Both | Inkjet print on aluminium (museum glass, showcase frame with CNC engraving, silicone). Edition of 1/3 + 2 AP, , 2024 | 73 × 100 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2024 | Evaporating Sea no. 1 | Inkjet prints with grown sea salt from Camargue (pigments, transparent hose, sea salt). Edition of 1/3 + 2 AP, , 2024 | 40 × 33 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2024 | Evaporating Sea no. 2 | Inkjet prints with grown sea salt from Camargue (pigments, transparent hose, sea salt). Edition of 1/3 + 2 AP, , 2024 | 40 × 33 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2024 | Forming | Pigment ink print with grown sea salt crystals, cyanobacteria and green fluorescent pigment, limestone, marine chain, , 2024 | 60 x 40 cm | Kogo galerii |
| 2026 | Look Closer | Pigmentink print, print on textile, museum glass, frame covered with clay, , 2026 | 100 x 70 cm | Kogo galerii |
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Data from MuIS and the EKM Digital Collection. Full catalogue