Monika Järg’s solo exhibition Reflections opened in HOP gallery at 17.00 on Thursday, July 23th.
Monika Järg is a textile designer who expresses herself through the language of structures and patterns in her work and creates solutions based on materials, technology, and purpose.
I design the character and appearance of my rugs based on my knowledge, experience, and intuition. The basics of weaving have been passed down through the millennia to the present day. Modern technology can often simply increase efficiency and ensure consistent quality.
However, there are exceptions.
As a designer and developer, I have had the privilege of working with a modern Estonian company where I have taken on the roles of an attentive listener, a craftsman bound by rules, and a passionate designer
/Monika Järg/
The rugs displayed at the current exhibition are produced at the Narma Lihula rug factory, woven on modern Jacquard looms. The unique smartWeave® technology developed by Narma enables something that at first glance seems impossible. The result is a multi-layered fabric—a double-sided rug—whose two sides differ in pattern and color scheme.
The cotton yarn used in the fabric is 100% recycled.
The visual language of present artwork has been inspired by the surrounding environment—the images depicted on the rugs serve as a REFLECTION of the artist’s experience. The color gradation of the diamond pattern on long rugs titled KUUSIK reflects the image of a forest emerging in the morning mist. KIRNA floor rug depicts a reed bed casting a shadow on the water’s surface glistening in the sun. The summer and winter textures found in the bog landscape echo from the sound-absorbing wall panels of NEHATU.
PS.
Feel free to explore!
Touch and stroke.
Turn and twist.
A big THANK YOU to Janek Vipre and the Narma team for their help to make the exhibition!
Monika Järg (b. 1975) is a textile designer whose daily work involves designing and developing floor rugs in Narma LLC and Tekstiil Ruumis LLC. She graduated from the department of textile design at the Estonian Academy of Arts and has worked as a lecturer at EKA, Tartu Higher Art School, and Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu.Järg is a member of the Estonian Designers’ Association and the Estonian Artists’ Association.
Exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Exhibitins in HOP gallery are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Ministry of Culture and Liviko Ltd.
Additional info:
hopgalerii@eaa.ee
gallerist: Maria Valdma-Härm
+372 511 2350
HOP gallery, Hobusepea 2, 10133 Tallinn
