Touch Assessment, 2024
Wood, acrylic glass, load belts Double sided lightbox, pigment print, 138.5 cm × 93 cm × 44 cm August 31, 2023 –
In June 2018, we visited Jõgeva Hospital to see aunt Mare. … I didn’t want to see my aunt because I felt that this time, I couldn’t stand in death’s way. … The end of June arrived, and it was announced that the funeral was imminent. … Even in this dimension veiled by greenery, I could only capture our last photo. I want to believe that on the other side, the mechanisms designed for photographic documentation also exist, which created one memory for Mare as well. … (Arming 2024:822) The two-sided lightbox “Touch Assessment” is a photo installation at Palamuse Cemetery. The main motif is the massive stone gates, symbolizing a portal between life and death. This cemetery is significant for the artist’s family, with Arming’s grandfather, grandmother, uncle, and aunt buried there. The images depict the artist in front of the gates and his persona, Non Mors, behind them. According to the artist, Non Mors helped normalize the concept of death in his life. The work is part of the series “Reliability Assessment” with the second part of the work being “Sorry, but currently I’m saying my goodbyes to a childhood with a(n) (en)large(d) heart”. The photos were shot at the end of 2023. The lightbox was constructed by Villem Säre, and the photos were printed by Andres Toodo, curated by Kleer Keret Tali, and coordinated by Regina Tagger.
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