Estonian gallery Kogo and artist Kristina Üllek take part in Paris Photo art fair
The Tartu-based gallery Kogo is taking part in the Paris Photo photography fair for the first time, presenting work by Estonian artist Kristina Üllek. One of her works is also included in a special programme dedicated to women artists.
From 12 to 15 November, the Estonian gallery Kogo from Tartu is taking part in the Paris Photo photography art fair in Paris together with artist Kristina Üllek. It is the gallery's first appearance at the event, which is held in the Grand Palais, a historic exhibition building in the French capital.
Üllek's works are shown in the Emergence section, for which 20 projects from nine countries were selected. One of her pieces was also included in a special programme devoted to women artists.
At the fair, the gallery presents the artist's recent works, including photo-sculptures, pigment prints made using sea salt from the Camargue, a region in southern France, and photographs in custom-made frames.
Paris Photo is described as one of the world's most important photography fairs and a key meeting place for professionals in the field. Last year it drew 87,000 visitors, among them 18,000 art collectors from around the world. The fair was founded in 1997 and is being held for the 29th time this year.
Joint exhibition in Paris
On 13 November, a joint exhibition by Üllek and French artist Anne-Laure Wullé, titled "Drifting Through Waters", also opened in Paris. It is organised by Roots to Routes and Nomaadgalerie, with Merilin Talumaa and Kati Kull as curators.
About the artist
Kristina Üllek lives and works in Tallinn. She works at the intersection of photography, video and installation. Over the past decade she has studied deep-water ecosystems in depth, paying particular attention to aquatic organisms and treating them as living archives of polluted waters.
Her work has been shown repeatedly in solo and group exhibitions in Estonia and abroad, most recently at Dulwich Picture Gallery in London and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, England. Her works are held in the collections of the Art Museum of Estonia, the Fotostiftung Schweiz photography museum in Winterthur and the European Central Bank, as well as in several private collections in Europe.
