Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins
Suuremjault mälëstustes
20th October until the 10th December
Katariina allee 11, Võru
On Friday, October 20th, at 5:00 p.m., Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins will present her personal exhibition titled “Suuremjault mälëstustest” at Vana-Võromaa Kultuurikoda. The exhibition will be on display until mid-December and can be visited from Wednesday through Sunday, between ten in the morning and six in the evening.
“Suuremjault mälëstustest” is a profound personal exhibition by Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins, where the poetic imagery from her debut poetry collection, “Kivi alla kükakille,” released earlier in the summer, converges with poignant narratives in the medium of embroidery. The exhibition offers a glimpse into the textile artist’s recent creative endeavors, inviting viewers to reflect on the passage of time.
The focal point of this exhibition is the concept of loss – a starting point forever vanished, never to be retrieved, as it takes shape from the very moment of its disappearance. It endures because of that very absence. Such a void remains unfillable, paradoxically giving rise to boundless nostalgia, a longing with an indefinite destination, much in the vein of the French psychoanalyst, philosopher, and structuralist theorist Jacques Lacan’s perspective.
At the exhibition, the artist presents a series of embroidered landscapes, each a reflection of places etched solely within the artist’s memories. In the creation of these works, the artist draws inspiration from the spatial narratives (récits d’espace) concept of the French historian and philosopher Michel de Certeau, where the realms of landscape and storytelling intertwine. Each narrative serves as a journey, signifying a spatial practice that traverses various locations within the landscape.
Within the exhibition, the artist showcases both new embroideries crafted specifically for this event and older pieces. Of particular significance is the expansive “Sõjaväe linnak,” a piece that previously featured in the Latvian Textile Triennale and is now making its debut first time in Estonia.
Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins, born in 1993, is an artist and writer whose practice delves into the transformations of landscapes, language, and memory. Her multidisciplinary work encompasses embroidery, photography, tapestry, drawing, and poetry composed in dialect.
Teinfeldt-Grins obtained her degree in Textile from the Pallas University of Applied Sciences. She furthered her studies in the Department of Textile Art at the Art Academy of Latvia. Continuing her artistic journey, she pursued a master’s program in Contemporary Art at the Estonian Academy of Arts, which she completed in 2022. Currently, Teinfeldt-Grins shares her expertise as a lecturer at the Pallas University of Applied Sciences.
Her artistic achievements have garnered recognition, with accolades including the Eduard Wiiralt scholarship (2019) and the Adamson-Eric scholarship (2021) in the field of Estonian art. She has also received several literature prizes, such as being honored as the laureate of the ‘First Step’ literary prize at the Prima Vista literary festival and winning the Hendrik Adamson Award for her poetry written in dialect. Her works are showcased in the collection of the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, and she has achieved success in public art competitions, including the Pärnu Riigimaja competition. Teinfeldt-Grins is a member of both the Estonian Textile Artists’ Association and the Estonian Artists’ Association.
The artist expresses gratitude to Värske Rõhk, and the exhibition receives support from the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
