When Liis Ring, artist in residence at TYPA, found herself walking the streets of her previous hometown again after a long time abroad, she expected a warm welcoming sensation of nostalgia. instead, she was submerged by countless memories that did not correspond to her present-day self. the huge gap between the present moment and the past and filling it with new meaning became the driving force behind this exhibition.
Walks, observations, writings; capturing moments through the camera eye, gathering organic material and then processing all those experiences into something tangible through using different analogue mediums helped the artist to reestablish a relationship to Tartu, make it hers again.
Liis Ring defines herself as a musician, (sound) artist, photographer, observer and wanderer who divides her life between the west coast of Sweden and southeast corner of Estonia. Her works are often site-specific, questioning notions of time, place, language, belonging and home. Her works, no matter the medium, often rely on different analogue techniques, with an emphasis on the relations between material and motif, the present and the past.
Liis has a BFA in music production (2017) and photography (2023) from University of Gothenburg.
Residency was funded by Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture).
