preliminary investigation

Press Release

Preliminary investigation as a juridical concept which created an
essence of Patarei prison for decades. Guilty and not guilty,
waiting for the court in inhuman circumstances, were brought to
test their human limits. Reflections of extremely complicated
human relationships and emotions are still accumulated into the
walls and air of the Patarei.

As well we can call preliminary investigation a process of
examination these reflections after real prison has been liquidated
many years ago. Panic fear during lonely walks inside the building,
psychologically and physically felt oppression in proportions of
human and room, light, silence and smells are just few
parameters which stimulate mental and emotional processes
inside the sensitive people.

"Preliminary investigation" is an exhibition of the works created
in a collaborative course between the University of Art and
Design Helsinki and the Estonian Academy of Arts.
Twenty students from these two schools participated in
the project, working on site at the Culture Park Patarei in Tallinn,
Estonia. This site is a former sea fortress and prison, built
originally in the 1820s. Reconfiguring the remnants that were
left in the prison, and introducing new elements into its history,
the students have made works of art that speak to the history of
the site and to those who have lived within its walls

Participants: Sarah Alden, Sebastian Bartel, Chaneldior, Ana
Costa, Ana Fradique, Shira Igell, Villem Jahu, Wai-Yi Lai,
Andrus Lauringson, Mercedes Pino López, Päivi Maunu,
Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyse, Teresa Novotny, Margarita Rossello
Ramon, Mai Sööt, Villekarel Viirelaid, Mirimari Väyrynen,
Magdalena Wögerbauer, Ilari Kähönen.

The instructors for the course were Scott Andrew Elliott
(Environmental Art department, UIAH) and Erik Alalooga
(Interdisciplinary Studies, EAA).

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Exhibition period: June 3 to August 31
Venue: Culture Park Patarei, Tallinn, Estonia
Opening hour: Wed - Sun 12:00 - 18:00 (Entrance until: 17:15)
Entrance fee: EEK 30

More information of Culture Park Patarei:
http://www.patarei.org
Contact person: Manager Andrus Villem
Tel: +372 5046536
E-Mail: info@patarei.org

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