Indrek Erm. Sääsekaitse. 1987. Foto. Eesti Rahva Muuseum
Exhibition
Expedition: Finno-Ugrians and the Power of Images
The exhibition departs from the expedition as a means of producing knowledge and power. By examining visual culture, film footage, and Finno-Ugric heritage from Estonian museum collections, it also thinks through the relations between Estonians and the Indigenous peoples of Siberia and the North.
Curator: Linda Kaljundi Graphic design: Jojo&me stuudio (Martina Gofman, Johanna Ruukholm) Coordinator: Inga Jaagus
Indrek Erm. Mosquito Net. 1987. Photo. Estonian National Museum
Lea Malin. Khanty child’s cradle abi. Made by its owner, Ekaterina Timofeievna Voselova; the wooden frame is by Terentii Ivanovich. Ovgort Village, Shuryshkarskii District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast, USSR. 1979 Estonian State Art Institute expedition to the Khanty territories. Watercolour. Estonian National Museum
Once-known Mordvin master. Mordvin belt ornaments. Zubova Poliana and Kovylkino Districts, Mordvin ASSR, USSR. Collected by Heno Sarv, 1985. Estonian National Museum
Silvi Liiva. Siberia. Taiga. 1973. Ofort. Art Museum of Estonia
Loit Jõekalda. Photo album Roots. Estonian State Art Institute diploma piece. 1986. Photo and typography. Estonian Academy of Arts Museum
Evi-Maie Kruusmaa. Oil production. Surgutskii District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast, USSR. 1980s. Photo. Estonian Road Museum
Through the works of contemporary artists, the exhibition highlights the complex journey of the Sámi peoples as they strive for Indigenous justice and self-determination in decolonial worldbuilding.
Through the works of contemporary artists, the exhibition highlights the complex journey of the Sámi peoples as they strive for Indigenous justice and self-determination in decolonial worldbuilding.
