Mery Crystal Ra's solo exhibition "INVISIBLE" finissage

On December 4, at 5 pm, the Tallinn Television Tower will host a conference and festive finale of the solo exhibition of artist Mery Crystal Ra "INVISIBLE" and the world premiere of the short film "THE WHITE SHIP".

The film is a creation of Australian filmmaker Anthony Noack, inspired by the sculpture "WHITE SHIP" by artist Mery Crystal Ra and the series of paintings exhibited at the Television Tower.

Program:

Conference.

1.Welcome speech- Jyri Kriiseman- director of the Tallinn TV Tower
2."Mery Crystal Ra`s - The Birth of a World-Famous Finnish Light Sculpture" - Hakan Langstedt - Owner of Saas Instruments - Helsinki/Stockholm
3."Are We Waiting for the Future or We Are Creating the Future" interdisciplinary artist Mery Crystal Ra / Tallinn /New York /Helsinki
4."AI Meets Mery Crystal Ra's Art in Silicon Valley" - Sheridan Tatsuno Urban Planner/Writer Silicon Valley, USA
5.Smart City Meets Mery Crystal Ra's Art" Mike Barlow-Writer/Journalist, New York, USA
6.World Premiere of the Film "THE WHITE SHIP". Trailer for the Short Film "THE WHITE SHIP": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrBiN_tmjdo
7.Conversation with the Author of the Film - Anthony Noack is interviewed by Finnish filmmaker and Research Professor at the Baltic Film, Media and Fine Arts Institute of Tallinn University Pia Tikka.
8.Revival of the World-Famous Tallinn TV Tower Light Sculpture FIIRII by Artist Mery Crystal Ra with a Human Kinetic Sculpture, Featuring South Korean contemporary dancer Dongbin Lee, Japanese lute player Sakiko Ishii and Estonian voice and viola player Kristjan Kannukene.
Participation in the finale is by invitation, a limited number of tickets for the exhibition closing event will be available for purchase at the TV Tower on Thursday, December 4 for €14.

Mery Crystal Ra’s (Meeli Kõiva) solo exhibition “INVISIBLE” at the Tallinn TV Tower is dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the Tallinn TV Tower and Mery Crystal Ra’s 65th anniversary. The exhibition will remain open until December 31.

At the exhibition, the artist will exhibit her newest works “WAITING FOR THE WHITE SHIP” and “ RESIDENCY OF THE CICADAS”, and the artist has also exhibited her painting series COSMOSCACTUS” and “RESIDENCY OF THE CICADAS”. The exhibition will also feature the best of the artist’s decades-long work on posters. A short film “Mery Crystal Ra” has been produced for the exhibition, which summarizes the artist’s work and is authored by Igor Ruus. “The exhibition is about my work over the past 40 years and this journey of searching and experimenting from nothing to something/ from invisible to visible, and also includes my more recent work,” said the artist. “I have been searching for my entire life for the wonderful, subtle lines of air that are made visible by a special light and that without light are as if non-existent, invisible. I have been searching for energies and synergies between people that would make sheets of paper fly. I have transformed them into my paintings, light sculptures and architectural light works,” said Mery Crystal Ra.

Reviews:

Thomas Lawrence, Manhattan Arts art critic: "Mery Crystal Ra's creative philosophy is constantly transforming the glass environment through innovative glass and light art. Luminosity, spontaneity and movement are the qualities that immediately come to mind when looking at Mery Crystal Ra's abstract creations. Water, shadow, reflections and light are integral parts of the artist's works. A profound sense of freedom, flexibility and depth. Mery Cystal Ra's glass sculptures often create the illusion that the space around them is constantly changing. This impression is achieved thanks to the vigorous use of innovative materials and technologies."

Rosemarie Montague-Tiesler, top art guru, art historian and gallerist in Manhattan, USA: " Mery Cystal Ra is one of our artists who we exhibited in our art gallery in Soho, New York in the 90s! She is the Tesla of the art world. She is the most talented and internationally renowned artist of our time!"

Eric Saarinen, Hollywood filmmaker, president of Eric Saarinen Films: "Mery Crystal Ra understands the human spirit. She uses light, sound and color to inspire us all to be better people and grow spiritually. She is both highly creative and technical – using modern technologies to tell stories. She is a true princess of light!"

Additionally:

Artists' Union press release: https://www.eaa.ee/mery-crystal-ra-isiknaitus-nahtamatu

Finissaaži fanpage on Facebook

Saatchi Mery Crystal Ra's paintings and monumental works

Photo galleries from the TV Tower exhibition at the end of the article

Short film about the exhibition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRIS4IP1P7s

Kuku Radio interview with Neeme Raud

Trailer for the short film "THE WHITE SHIP": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrBiN_tmjdo

Message from the exhibition on the Teletorn website

Tel: +37258752162

email: meeli.koiva@gmail.com