The exhibition tells the story of three seeds whose ripening had long been awaited. The seeds were on the verge of falling to the earth, and the soil had been plowed, harrowed, and fertilized for them.
And then came a dove that ate the seeds and flew away.
“The idea for the exhibition began years ago when I heard that plants can end up in completely unexpected places inside birds. A bird eats the seeds and deposits them, for instance, on the other side of the globe. Is a plant’s journey inside a bird a matter of chance, or is it actually a sophisticated survival strategy?”
Pusa’s exhibition explores whether randomness is truly random or if everything is predestined.
The exhibition *And Then Came a Dove…* invites the visitor right into the painting; every visitor becomes part of the artwork.
Sometimes, a single bird, a single seed, or a seemingly wrong moment is enough to spark the beginning of something entirely new and incredible.
PUSA (Piret Bergmann (Torim))
The patterns and lines in Pusa’s paintings take the viewer on a journey, telling stories of creation and anticipation, of withering and blooming, of purity and chaos. Of everything human. Of everything that might make the viewer a better person or bring them back to a state of pure, childlike wonder. Although Pusa’s paintings—with their playful simplicity—might appear to be mere illustrations or decorative images, this is merely an illusion. They are like tiny mosaic fragments; the infinite magic of life within them may not reveal itself through the contemplation of a single painting alone; However, when her entire body of work is viewed as a whole, it reveals a profound journey into the human interior, outward, and across everything in between. Life comes full circle in her works, always returning to its roots—continuing the same journey toward new beginnings.
Pusa was born in 1979 in Noarootsi and graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts’ Pärnu College, better known as Academia Non Grata. She works primarily as a painter in Pärnu and has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions.
She has also written and illustrated several children’s books, the most recent being *Tähtsad täpid* (Important Dots), published in 2024 (in collaboration with Helle Kirs). She has received the Ants Laikmaa Young Artist Award (1998), the Cultural Endowment of Estonia’s Pärnu County Cultural Figure Award (2008), and the Pärnu Art Annual Award (2011). Pusa is also a member of the Estonian Artists’ Association.
