Nails and Punctures and a Bit of Support

Installation at group show
2023

Group Exhibition Fragile Balance at Atletika gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Artists: Hedi Jaansoo, Nokukhanya Langa, Anna Mari Liivrand, Emma Luukkala, Mari Männa, Laurynas Skeisgiela, Mark Soosaar
Curator: Kaisa Maasik

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Edition of 5 + 2AP 
Pigment prints on aluminium composite
Aluminium frame
80 × 120 cm
2023

Printed on Canson Edition Etching 310gsm acid–free FineArt paper, mounted on aluminium composite and framed in white Nielsen aluminium profile frame with pink spacer and Artglass.

Nails, puncture holes and a pink drawn bow. A rock from gravel glued onto the wall. A somewhat tired branch of a butterfly bush resting on a chair, leaning against a wall. During the process of creating the work, Hedi Jaansoo read books by several feminist writers dealing with physical and mental struggles and illnesses, support and care, positions of power and abusing them, enabling abuse, solidarity, solitude and caring, embarrassment and help, balancing motherhood and career.

The images capture the ambivalent feeling of a delicate-looking plant needing support, even though the reality is quite the opposite – in several countries it is considered an invasive species that can be a threat to local ecosystems and native species. It thrives on stony, sun-exposed and rough areas. Together the exhibited artworks form a still life where we are faced with the delicate and uncertain nature of past, present and future.