This exhibition stems from the surrounding darkness. It starts from the feeling that the world is crumbling in our hands, while a strong wind blows the last of its remains even further. We cannot see the ever-growing threat of ecological destruction, just as we cannot see the potential new directions and life forms rising from the ruins of the old world.

This chapter opens its doors to the ground level. It’s an earthy, bubbling, crumbling surface, where an attentive observer might discover life in its various forms. Often not noticeable or known to people, life in the soil has its own cycles and rules. The soil level at Kling&Bang is as ruined as it is blossoming, it is both the apocalypse and the start of the new. The human-created garden has collapsed and is seeking its final destruction. New life forms are emerging inside a decaying tree trunk. Weird creatures crawl around the space, and yet to be seen landscapes mesmerise us with their stunning views.

Artists showing at Kling & Bang:

Bjarki Bragason (IS)
Alma Heikkilä (FI)
Antti Laitinen (FI)
Elo-Reet Järv (EE)
Guðrún Nielsen (IS)
Gústav Geir Bollason (IS)
Johannes S. Kjarval
Kärt Ojavee
Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa
Ólöf Nordal (IS)
Pakui Hardware
Sigurður Einarsson (IS)
Þorgerður Ólafsdóttir (IS)

Curators: Marika Agu, Maria Arusoo, Kaarin Kivirähk, Sten Ojavee (Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art)