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- PUBLIC / PRIVATE Mõtte- ja keskkonnakunsti talgud / International art event: Mooste, Põlva maakond, EESTI August 5-14 2005 |
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| Tomas braved wind and rain to open a small shop in Mooste. He invested 1000 EEK into supplies to sell for the week. In its 2 hours a day of operation Haraka Pood managed to sell most of its stock and Tomas was able to learn some Estonian through a number of social relations that developed. While there are two small shops in Mooste it seems there are open possibilities for the economic sector. On the final day, the shop had a 50% off blow-out sale which attracted a lot of attention. | |||||
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photos by: jg, jr, pm |
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TOMAS
JONSSON (Kanada)
Tomas Jonsson on kunstnik, kirjanik ja kuraator, kes elab hetkel
Calgaris. 2000 aastal sai Tomas diplomi Calgari Ülikoolist kujutava kunsti (kõrvalharuna
muuseumid ja muinsuskaitse) alal. Tomas on olnud Calgari ja regionaalsete
kunstnike ühenduste aktiivne liige ja löönud vabatahtlikuna
kaasa paljudes kunstiorganisatsioonides. 1998-2001 kuulus ta The New Gallery
nõukogusse, praegu on ta sama galerii programmidirektor.
Teda huvitab kuidas olemasolevad infrastruktuurid kujundavad inimese käitumist,
kuidas kujuneb igapäevarutiin töö-kodu-kohvik-pood-… See
kuidas koha tegelikust olemusest arusamiseks peame sageli astuma kõrvale
harjunumuspärastelt radadelt, et kohata teisi võrgustikke ja
selle liikmeid. Oma kunstiloomingus huvitub ta koha ökoloogiast ja
avastab olemasolevaid infrastruktuure ja protsesside jaotussüsteeme,
kuidas inimesed loovad ja säilitavad identiteeti juba olemasolevates
ettemääratud kohtades. Ta on huvitatud protsessidest, mis pööravad ümber
olemasolevad käitumuskoodid.
Tomas Jonsson is an artist, writer and curator currently living in Calgary. Tomas received his BFA (with Distinction) and Minor in Museum and Heritage Studies from the University of Calgary in 2000. Since that time, Tomas has been an active member of the Calgary and region arts community, volunteering for arts organizations, including sitting on the board of the New Gallery from 1998-2001. Tomas was a curatorial intern at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in 2000. In 2001, Tomas worked as Gallery Administrator at the Forest City Gallery in London, Ontario. Tomas is currently the Programming Director at The New Gallery.
“ One of the first things I do when I move to a new city is go for a walk through the streets. To a degree this provides me with a sense of familiarity with the flows and patterns of my surroundings. Eventually a day-to-day routine is established, usually a path carved to and from work or a favorite coffee shop.
Having recently become aware of my behavior in relation to my environment has caused me to rethink my understanding of place. Whereas before I thought of cities or rural spaces as stable physical entities, I’ve since recognized them as a build up of distribution networks between individuals, institutions and locations. An understanding of places depends entirely on the types of journeys we undertake, and what other forms of distribution (whether it be other individuals or products) we interact with.
My artistic practice is similarly based on understanding the ecology of space, an exploration of infrastructures and distribution processes and how one forms and retains identity within predetermined spaces. I am interested in projects that subvert established behavioural codes.”
Tomas would like to acknowledge the support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts