Entrance No. 4
Curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight, Rosa-Maria Nuutinen and Nora Schmelter
Bob Bicknell-Knight, Giulio Cusinato, Anastasiia Krapivina, Kroplya, Denis Kudrjašov, Lisette Lepik, Fausta Noreikaitė, Rosa-Maria Nuutinen, Kertu Rannula, Anumai Raska and Nora Schmelter
23rd May – 14th June 2026
ARS Project Space, ARS Kunstilinnak, Tallinn, EE
Entrance No. 4 transforms the ARS Project Space into a stage of sorts, where the audience engages with the artworks on show through a series of curtailed entranceways, examining ideas of control, illusionary realities and voyeuristic tendencies.
When attempting access to the exhibition one encounters a series of thin steel barriers, reminiscent of obstacles observed in private and public space, blocking both admission to the exhibition and any attempt at closely inspecting any of the artworks on show. A false wall and ceiling further complicate the rules of engagement, splitting the space into a number of detached segments: divorced partitions that intentionally obfuscate.
Through actively herding and throttling the viewing experience, Entrance No. 4 demands a re-examination of how artworks are seen and engaged with, reflecting upon how images are shared and diffused within contemporary life.
When navigating the purposefully oblique space one has the opportunity to encounter work from 11 artists currently undergoing a Masters in Contemporary Art at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Artworks on show range from painting and sculpture to video and installation, engaging with ideas associated with the home, climate collapse and our collectively fraught relationship with the body and physical spaces.
Bob Bicknell-Knight
Photos by Nora Schmelter
BOB BICKNELL-KNIGHT 