Kaleva, Maasik, Raidpere "Tervitused Kanepist! Wish u were here"

Name: Kaleva, Maasik, Raidpere "Tervitused Kanepist! Wish u were here"
Start: 2026-02-19T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-02-19T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Väike-Karja 10, Kesklinn, Tallinn, 10140 Harju Maakond, Eesti

Schedule

Thu Feb 19 2026 at 12:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Väike-Karja 10, Kesklinn, Tallinn, 10140 Harju Maakond, Eesti | Tallinn, HA

Birgit Kaleva, Keiu Maasik, Mark Raidpere
"Tervitused Kanepist! 𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦"
30.01–28.03.2026
Avamine: Neljapäev, 29. jaanuar 18.00
FOKU galerii
(English below)

Neljapäeval, 29. jaanuaril kell 18.00 avame FOKU galeriis näituse "Tervitused Kanepist! 𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦", kus osalevad kunstnikud Birgit Kaleva, Keiu Maasik ja Mark Raidpere. Oled väga oodatud!
Isa päevik 60ndatest, postkaardid Kanepist, Colin McRae Rally 2.0. Abstraheeritud liikumised, päevinäinud kodumasinad, kummitusauto. Kaldale uhutud laulud, tups-rohtliilia, virtuaalsuses talletatud elu.
Birgit Kaleva, Keiu Maasiku ja Mark Raidpere teostes avanevad sissevaated perekonnaliinide lugudesse, või pigem nende lugude katketesse, väljalõigetesse. Biograafiline põimub fiktsiooniga, ning ega lõpuni ehk ei teagi, mis on tõestisündinud ja mis kujutlus – ja võib-olla pole oluline ka.
𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮 fotoseerias "Weizenbergi 51" (2025) näeme vaateid kunstniku sünnikodust Kanepis, kus ta koos vanematega endiselt elab. Seedimaks läbi vanemate kodus elamisega kaasnevat häbitunnet, suunab Kaleva pilgu maha heitmise asemel selle end ümbritsevale ruumile. 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗸𝘂 videoteos "Kummituslugu" (2022) räägib ühe poja ja isa loo, mis leidis aset vanas rallimängus. Loo, kus pärast isa surma kohtab poeg videomängu talletunud kummitusautot, virtuaalsusesse salvestunud justkui elavat osakest isast. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲 videos "Lachrimae/Driftwood Songs" (2017) põimuvad abstraheeritud liikumised ja 1960. aastatel kirja pandud noore mehe igatsuslikud päevikuread, Tõnu Kõrvitsa heliteos "Kaldale uhutud laulud" ning seitse pisarat ehk 16. sajandi lõpust pärit John Dowlandi "Lachrimae".
Näituse pealkiri on laenatud Birgit Kaleva teose "Weizenbergi 51" (2025) saatetekstist.
Näitus jääb avatuks 28. märtsini 2026.

𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮 (snd 1996), kunstnikunimega 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢, võtab loomingu aineseks iseenda ja ennast ümbritseva. Spontaanne ja nurgeline lähenemine seab autobiograafilise sisu uude valgusesse, mis aitab isiklikust kogemusest distantseeruda ja selle aspekte selgema pilguga näha. Teda inspireerib visuaalne toorus ja kohmakus. Kaleva on lõpetanud Kõrgema Kunstikooli Pallas fotograafia eriala (2024).
𝗞𝗲𝗶𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗸 (snd 1992) on oma loomingus käsitlenud teemasid nagu dokumenteerimise mõju mälule, identiteet ja inimestevahelised suhted. Viimastes projektides on Maasik keskendunud virtuaalmaailmale, kasutades videoteostes ja -installatsioonides arvutimängude salvestisi või sellele sarnanevat esteetikat, et avada läbi nende virtuaalse elu erinevaid tahke. Maasik on Köler Prize 2026 üks nominentidest.
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲 (snd 1975) uurib fotograafi ja videokunstnikuna väga tundlikult ja teravapilguliselt inimhinge dilemmasid ja hirme, ületamatut üksildust ja saatusetraagikat. Raidpere uurimused lähtuvad sageli tema perekonna universumist, kuid mõnikord võtavad sotsiaalse mõõtme, keskendudes tõrjututele, linnavägivallale ning tänavaelule. Aastal 2005 esindas Raidpere Eestit 51. Veneetsia biennaalil.
𝗙𝗢𝗞𝗨 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗶 on Eesti Fotokunstnike Ühenduse (FOKU) galerii ja esitlusruum Tallinna vanalinnas.

Toetajad:
Eesti Kultuurkapital, Peenjoogivabrik Nudist
Partner:
Rüki galerii
Tehniline tugi:
Reigo Nahksepp
Täname:
Artproof, Eesti Kunstnike Liit, Karel Koplimets, Madis Kurss, Tõnu Kõrvits

FOKU galerii
Väike-Karja 10, Tallinn
N–L 12–18
Muul ajal kokkuleppel
Sissepääs tasuta
Lisainfo:
Hedi Jaansoo
[email protected]
+37255944447
foku.ee/fokugalerii
IG foku_ee

(English)
Birgit Kaleva, Keiu Maasik, Mark Raidpere
𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘒𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘱𝘪! 𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦
30.01–28.03.2026
Opening: Thursday, 29 January at 6 PM
On Thursday, 29 January at 6 PM, we will open the joint exhibition 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘒𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘱𝘪! 𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 by artists Birgit Kaleva, Keiu Maasik and Mark Raidpere at the FOKU gallery. You are warmly invited!
A father's diary from the 60s, postcards from Kanepi, Colin McRae Rally 2.0. Abstracted movements, run down household appliances, a ghost car. Driftwood Songs, a spider plant, a life stored in virtuality.
The works of Birgit Kaleva, Keiu Maasik and Mark Raidpere open up insights into the stories of family lines, or rather into fragments or excerpts of these stories. The (auto)biographical is intertwined with fiction, perhaps we cannot know for certain what is based on real life and what is imaginary – and maybe it doesn't matter either.
In 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮’s photo series ‘Weizenbergi 51’ (2025), we see views of the artist's birthplace in Kanepi – a parish in South Estonia – where she still lives with her parents. To work through the shame that stems from living with her parents, Kaleva directs her gaze to the space around her instead of hanging her head in embarassment. 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗸's video work ‘A Ghost Story’ tells the story of a son and father that took place in an old rally game. A story where after his father’s death, the son at some point found his father's ghost car in the game – a seemingly living part of his father stored in virtuality. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲's video ‘Lachrimae/Driftwood Songs’ (2017) combines abstracted movements with the longing diaries of a young man written in the 1960s, Tõnu Kõrvits's arrangement ‘Driftwood Songs’ and seven tears, e.g John Dowland's ‘Lachrimae’ from the late 16th century.
The title of the exhibition is borrowed from the accompanying text of Birgit Kaleva's work "Weizenbergi 51" (2025).
The exhibition will remain open until 28 March 2026.

𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮 (b. 1996), working under the artist name 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢, uses herself and her immediate surroundings as the basis of her artistic practice. Through a spontaneous and angular approach, she reframes autobiographical material, creating distance from personal experience and offering a clearer perspective on its underlying structures. Her work is informed by an interest in visual rawness and awkwardness in unexpected compositions. Kaleva graduated from the Pallas University of Applied Sciences with a degree in Photography (2024).
𝗞𝗲𝗶𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗸 (b. 1992) has degrees in Photography (BA) and Contemporary Art (MA) from the Estonian Academy of Arts. In her work, she has explored themes such as the impact of documentation on memory, identity and interpersonal relationships. In her recent projects, Maasik has focused on the virtual world, using computer game recordings or similar aesthetics in her video works and installations to reveal the different aspects of virtual life. She is one of the nominees of the Köler Prize 2026.
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲 (b. 1975) is a photographer and video artist, exploring the dilemmas and fears of the human soul, insurmountable loneliness and the tragedy of fate with great sensitivity and insight. Raidpere's research often draws on his family's universe, but sometimes takes on a social dimension, focusing on the marginalized, urban violence and street life. In 2005, Raidpere represented Estonia at the 51st Venice Biennale. His works have been exhibited in numerous international group and solo exhibitions and he has received several prestigious awards both in Estonia and abroad.
𝗙𝗢𝗞𝗨 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 is a gallery-showroom focused on contemporary lens-based art. FOKU Gallery is run by the Estonian Union of Photography Artists (FOKU).

Supporters:
Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Peenjoogivabrik Nudist
Partner:
Rüki galerii
Technical support:
Reigo Nahksepp

Thanks to:
Artproof, Estonian Artists' Association, Karel Koplimets, Madis Kurss, Tõnu Kõrvits
FOKU Gallery
Väike-Karja 10, Tallinn
Thu–Sat 12–18
And by appointment
Free entrance
Additional information:
Hedi Jaansoo
[email protected]
+37255944447
foku.ee/fokugalerii
IG foku_ee