Kristina Norman
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Kristina Norman (born 1979) is a Tallinn-based artist and documentary maker, who explores the converging trajectories of national identity, politics of memory, and public space.[1][2]
Education[edit]
Kristina Norman is a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Arts.[3][4]
Career[edit]
Norman's work "After-war" represented Estonia at the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009. The work was based on the story of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn.[5] It includes life-size golden replica of the bronze soldier, a kinetic installation, and four video projections, which was aquired by contemporary art museum Kiasma as a single complex artwork.[6] In align with Norman's interest how collective memory and identy express in public space, she made a documentary "A Monument to Please Everyone" (2011), which investigates the construction of the Estonian national identity through the building of the main national monument of Estonia - the Victory Column of the War of Independence.[7] Kristina Norman presented her works in the 10th travelling Biennial Manifesta which in 2014 took place in St. Petersburg, Russia. Norman presented two works: a Christmas tree-shaped metal sculpture "Souvenir" at the Palace Square and a video titled "Iron Arch"[8], which were referencing the Maidan Uprising.
Her performances have been part of several theatre and performance festivals, including Santarcangelo dei Teatri in Italy (2019)[9] and Theaterfestival in Basel, Switzerland (2020).[10]
In 2022, together with the artist Bita Razavi, Norman will be representing Estonia in the 59th Venice Biennale with the exhibition "Orchidelirium: An Appetite for Abundance".[11]
Recognition[edit]
Norman is among the recipients of Estonia's national artist laureates' salary between 2020 and 2022. These awards aim to "allow professional artists to dedicate themselves to creative activities and thereby contribute to the development of Estonian culture."[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ s.r.o, Appio Digital. "Kristina Norman | DOKweb". dokweb.net. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "Kristina Norman - Eesti filmi andmebaas". www.efis.ee. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "Kristina Norman". Eesti Filmi Andmebaas. Retrieved 2021-12-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "CV: Kristina Norman". Estonian Research Information System. Retrieved 2021-12-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Estonian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale". e-flux. Retrieved 2021-12-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Trossek, Andreas (2009). "Kiasma gets it: Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki purchases 'The Golden Soldier'". Kunst.ee. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Biography of artists. Manifesta 10. 2014. p. 270. ISBN 978-3-86335-566-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "Kristina Norman: "The issue of boycotting is the most characteristic theme of this biennale." < 3/2014 < Issues - kunst.ee". ajakirikunst.ee. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "Lighter Than Woman". Santarcangelo dei Teatri. 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Lighter Than Woman". Theaterfestival Basel. 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Estonia represented by Kristina Norman, Bita Razavi and Emily Rosaly Saal at the 59th Venice Biennale". Echo Gone Wrong. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "Artist laureate salary". Eesti Kunstnike Liit. Retrieved 2021-12-22. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
Kristina Norman at CCA's artists database.
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